Human-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United States

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 wildfire activity, the direct role of people in increasing wildfire activity has been largely overlooked. We evaluate...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 114; no. 11; p. 2946
Main Authors:	Balch, Jennifer K, Bradley, Bethany A, Abatzoglou, John T, Nagy, R Chelsea, Fusco, Emily J, Mahood, Adam L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 14.03.2017
Subjects:	Geography Human Activities Humans Seasons Spatio-Temporal Analysis United States Wildfires fire starts anthropogenic wildfires ignitions modern fire regimes wildfire causes
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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