Drought and fire in the Western USA: Is climate attribution enough?

The mechanisms by which the climate system affects regional droughts and how they translate to fire in the western USA need more attention to accelerate both forecasting and adaptation. However, projections of future fire activity under climate change will require integrated advances on both fronts to achieve decision-relevant modeling. Concepts from transdisciplinary research and coupled human-natural systems can help frame strategic work to address fire in a changing world.

Citation

Littell, J.S.. 2018. Drought and fire in the Western USA: Is climate attribution enough?. Current Climate Change Reports. 4: 396-406. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40641-018-0109-y. DOI: 10.1007/s40641-018-0109-y.