San Francisco Chronicle (September 14)
2020/ 09/ 15 by jd in Global News
“Recent research shows that warmer weather and less precipitation has more than doubled the frequency of autumn days with extreme fire danger in California. The situation is expected to worsen.” Tackling climate change would help as would better forest management, but climate change complicates thinning the forests. “The state’s fire season has grown by an estimated 75 days in recent decades,” narrowing the window then “crews can safely light fires to manage forest health.”
Tags: California, Climate change, Fire danger, Forest health, Forests, Precipitation, Research, Thinning, Weather, Worsen
