
How climate change-driven fires are changing life in California
Read full article: How climate change-driven fires are changing life in California"This is important because we have already seen a large change in California wildfire activity from the first 10%. Earlier spring snowmeltsThe California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, or CalFire, called climate change "a key driver" of the trend of longer fire seasons. In the fall, many California fires occur in coastal shrub lands and are driven by extreme wind events, such as the Santa Ana and Diablo winds. Climate change has contributed to the forest pest infestations, the report said -- a major cause of tree death in Southwest forests and woodlands. Burn areas grow with climate changeThe increased size of wildfires occurring across California in the last 50 years is attributable to climate change, according to the recent study published in Earth's Future.
