Elevation-dependent intensification of fire danger in the western United States

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers found that there have been widespread increases in the wildfire danger across the mountainous West from 1979 to 2020, with trends most acute at high-elevation regions above 3000 meters.

Elevation-dependent intensification of fire danger in the western United States

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