Fire suppression makes wildfires more severe and accentuates impacts of climate change and fuel accumulation

Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more extreme conditions. Here, we term this the “suppression bias” and use a simulation model to highlight how this b...

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Published in:	Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 2412 - 11
Main Authors:	Kreider, Mark R., Higuera, Philip E., Parks, Sean A., Rice, William L., White, Nadia, Larson, Andrew J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.03.2024 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/158/2465 704/4111 706/1145 Accumulation Bias Climate change Environmental impact Fuels Humanities and Social Sciences Life span multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary) Simulation models Wildfires
ISSN:	2041-1723, 2041-1723
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