No single factor produces wildfires; rather, they occur when fire thresholds (ignitions, fuels,
and drought) are crossed. Anomalous weather events may lower these thresholds and …

Fire-prone invasive grasses create novel ecosystem threats by increasing fine-fuel loads
and continuity, which can alter fire regimes. While the existence of an invasive grass-fire …

The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses and wildland vegetation meet
or intermingle, and where wildfire problems are most pronounced. Here we report that the …

Background California in the year 2020 experienced a record breaking number of large
fires. Here, we place this and other recent years in a historical context by examining records …

The economic and ecological costs of wildfire in the United States have risen substantially in
recent decades. Although climate change has likely enabled a portion of the increase in …

The environmental pollution, property losses and casualties caused by wildfires in California
are getting worse by the year. To minimize the interference of wildfires on economic and …

Forest fires have become a growing concern worldwide, with climate change exacerbating
their frequency and intensity. In the Simlipal region of India, forest fires are relatively rare; …

We used a database capturing large wildfires (> 405 ha) in the western US to document
regional trends in fire occurrence, total fire area, fire size, and day of year of ignition for 1984 …

Climate shapes geographic and seasonal patterns in global fire activity by mediating
vegetation composition, productivity, and desiccation in conjunction with land‐use and …

Humans and their ancestors are unique in being a fire‐making species, but 'natural'(ie
independent of humans) fires have an ancient, geological history on Earth. Natural fires …