Environmental Studies and Forestry

Projected increases in western US forest fire despite growing fuel constraints

J. T. Abatzoglou, D. S. Battisti, et al.

The increasing burned area in western US forests, especially highlighted by the 2020 fire season, underscores the urgent need to analyze future forest-fire area trends. This research by John T. Abatzoglou, David S. Battisti, A. Park Williams, Winslow D. Hansen, Brian J. Harvey, and Crystal A. Kolden reveals that while fire-fuel feedbacks may slightly mitigate near-term increases in wildfire areas, the looming climate-driven changes signal the necessity for proactive adaptation.