The season for large fires in Southern California is projected to lengthen in a changing climate

Chunyu Dong; A. Park Williams; John T. Abatzoglou; Kairong Lin; Gregory S. Okin; Thomas W. Gillespie; Di Long; Yen-Heng Lin; Alex Hall; Glen M. MacDonald

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00344-6

Communications Earth & Environment (Feb 2022)

The season for large fires in Southern California is projected to lengthen in a changing climate

Chunyu Dong,
A. Park Williams,
John T. Abatzoglou,
Kairong Lin,
Gregory S. Okin,
Thomas W. Gillespie,
Di Long,
Yen-Heng Lin,
Alex Hall,
Glen M. MacDonald

Affiliations

Chunyu Dong: School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)
A. Park Williams: Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
John T. Abatzoglou: Management of Complex Systems Department, University of California, Merced
Kairong Lin: School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)
Gregory S. Okin: Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas W. Gillespie: Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Di Long: State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
Yen-Heng Lin: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
Alex Hall: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
Glen M. MacDonald: Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00344-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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More frequent large wildfires and a lengthening of the fire season in southern California are projected under future emission and climate scenarios, according to machine learning and climate model projections.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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