
Yes, Climate Change is Making Wildfires Worse
Rising temperatures influence wildfires in the American West, says research led by Park Williams, a bioclimatologist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Center for Climate and Life Fellow.
Rising temperatures influence wildfires in the American West, says research led by Park Williams, a bioclimatologist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Center for Climate and Life Fellow.
Increasing summer temperatures brought on by a combination of intensifying urbanization and a warming climate are causing cloud cover to plummet in southern coastal California, leading to increased risk of wildfires.
During an October conference at Columbia University, scientists pinpointed areas where advances in fire prediction can be made within the next decade.