Yale Climate Connections – The rise in average global temperatures has led to higher spring and summer temperatures, causing soils to dry out earlier and remain dry longer and contributing to more and bigger wildfires in a variety of ways.
Over the next few decades, the wildfire forecast is grim. For example, the annual area burned in the Western U.S. could increase two to six times what it is today. And as wildfires grow in frequency, intensity, and the amount of area burned, they pose serious health risks.
