Climate, society will determine the future of wildfire in the South
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 09:31
in Earth & Climate
A new study projects a 4 percent increase overall in acres burned by wildfire in the Southeast by 2060, but with substantial uncertainties and large variations by state and ecoregion, including a 34 percent increase in acres burned due to lightning-caused fires. The study is one of the first to account for land use and other societal changes in making projections of future acres burned by wildfires.