Warming weakens the night-time barrier to global fire

Night-time provides a critical window for slowing or extinguishing fires owing to the lower temperature and the lower vapour pressure deficit (VPD). However, fire danger is most often assessed based on daytime conditions 1 , 2 , capturing what promotes fire spread rather than what impedes fire. Alth...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 602; no. 7897; pp. 442 - 448
Main Authors:	Balch, Jennifer K., Abatzoglou, John T., Joseph, Maxwell B., Koontz, Michael J., Mahood, Adam L., McGlinchy, Joseph, Cattau, Megan E., Williams, A. Park
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.02.2022 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	704/106/694/2739 704/172/4081 Anthropogenic climate changes Anthropogenic factors Climate change Climatic data Darkness Daytime Fire danger Fire hazards Flammability Forest & brush fires Global Warming - statistics & numerical data Humanities and Social Sciences Humidity Low temperature multidisciplinary Night Satellite observation Satellites Science Science (multidisciplinary) Seasons Trends Vapor pressure Weather Weather conditions Wildfires Wildfires - prevention & control Wildfires - statistics & numerical data Australia
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687
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