Growing impact of wildfire on western US water supply [Environmental Sciences]

Streamflow often increases after fire, but the persistence of this effect and its importance to present and future regional water resources are unclear. This paper addresses these knowledge gaps for the western United States (WUS), where annual forest fire area increased by more than 1,100% during 1984 to 2020. Among...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Environmental Sciences Physical Sciences Source Type: research