Increasing Number of Fires and Burned Area Seen from Space

With satellite and climate data, scientists have been able to track an increase in dry conditions since the 1980s. Climate projections suggest that this trend will continue, increasing the risk of fire in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest by the end of the 21st-century. Areas like the Mountain West that are prone to burning now will see even more fires than they do today.

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