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Playing with fire: How we can prevent wildfire climate change catastrophes

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By Tom Corringham, Rosana Aguilera, Janin Guzman-Morales
| The Hill Verified
Drought conditions have again spread across California and the Southwest only four years after the end of the most intense drought in modern California history. As landscapes dry out, the threat of wildfire increases, and threat levels are already high. Three of the last four wildfire seasons shattered previous records in terms of acres burned in California and across the West. Earlier this year California Gov.
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Ignitions explain more than temperature or precipitation in driving Santa Ana wind fires

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By Jon E. Keeley, Alexander Gershunov, Alexandra D. Syphard, Janin Guzman-Morales
| Science Magazine Verified
Abstract Autumn and winter Santa Ana wind (SAW)–driven wildfires play a substantial role in area burned and societal losses in southern California. Temperature during the event and antecedent precipitation in the week or month prior play a minor role in determining area burned. Burning is dependent on wind intensity and number of human-ignited fires. Over 75% of all SAW events generate no fires; rather, fires during a SAW event are dependent on a fire being ignited.
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