US EditionClimate change extends wildfire burning hours across North America, study finds
Researchers found fire-friendly weather is 36% higher than 50 years ago, adding about 200 to 250 hours in Western Canada.
- A study finds climate change is increasing the number of hours each day when wildfires can burn, with hotter and drier conditions allowing fires to continue overnight rather than easing after sunset.
- Since the 1970s, fire-prone weather has expanded significantly—rising about 36% in daily burn-friendly hours and adding roughly 26 more fire-prone days per year.
- Researchers link these changes to warmer nighttime temperatures and lower humidity, which make fires harder to control, as seen in recent major wildfires in places like Maui and Los Angeles.
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Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime
Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity. But a study released Friday says climate change is making burning weather more around the clock in North America because night is becoming warmer and drier.
The Toronto Star
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes.
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says – Energeticcity.ca
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The study co-authored by researchers in British Columbia and Alberta suggests the number of fire-friendly hours has surged across North America in the past 50 years, and especially in Western Canada’s wildfire hotspots. The study, published Friday in the p…
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