Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 7; no. 8; pp. 892 - 910
• Main Authors: Williams, A. Park, Abatzoglou, John T., Gershunov, Alexander, Guzman‐Morales, Janin, Bishop, Daniel A., Balch, Jennifer K., Lettenmaier, Dennis P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2019; Wiley
• Subjects: Anthropogenic climate changes; Anthropogenic factors; Aridity; Atmospheric models; California; Climate change; Climate effects; Climate models; Coasts; Computer simulation; Drying; Environmental impact; Fatalities; Forest & brush fires; Forest fires; Forests; Fuels; Human influences; Offshore; Precipitation; Seasons; Summer; Summer climate; Trends; Vapor pressure; Vegetation; Warm seasons; wildfire; Wildfires; Wind; Winter; Winter precipitation; United States > US; California

Recent fire seasons have fueled intense speculation regarding the effect of anthropogenic climate change on wildfire in western North America and especially in California. During 1972–2018, California experienced a fivefold increase in annual burned area, mainly due to more than an eightfold increas...