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As Temperatures Rise, More California Forests Will Burn

As Temperatures Rise, More California Forests Will Burn

September 3, 2019
climate change   climate response   wildfires  

Park Williams and Richard Seager, climate experts at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, discuss why California wildfires are expected to expand and intensify with climate change.

As Amazon Fires Rage, Brazilian Government Ignores Old Lessons

As Amazon Fires Rage, Brazilian Government Ignores Old Lessons

August 27, 2019
climate change   climate response   wildfires  

The ability to monitor deforestation and fires from satellites is now routine. Political will is the main ingredient, writes Ruth DeFries, a Columbia University environmental geographer.

Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires

Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires

July 15, 2019
climate change   climate response   wildfires  

A new study combs through the many factors that can promote wildfires in California, and concludes that in many, though not all, cases, warming climate is the decisive driver.

Park Williams Awarded Grant to Advance Research on Wildfire Behavior

Park Williams Awarded Grant to Advance Research on Wildfire Behavior

July 9, 2019
climate change   climate response   wildfires  

Funding from the Zegar Family Foundation will enable Williams to create a tool to help scientists better understand how wildfires in the Western United States may behave in the future.

Climate-Driven Fires Could Turn Yellowstone Forests to Grassland By Midcentury

Climate-Driven Fires Could Turn Yellowstone Forests to Grassland By Midcentury

January 17, 2019
climate response   wildfires  

A new study shows that some of Yellowstone National Park’s forests may now be at a climate tipping point, and could be replaced by grassland by the middle of this century.

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