FULL RESEARCH PUBLICATION HERE Climate warming is increasing fire activity in many of Earth’s forested ecosystems. Because …
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Weakening of the North American monsoon with global warming
Link to Non-Open-Source Report Full Abstract: Future changes in the North American monsoon, a circulation system that brings …
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Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP)
From USDA NRCS comes a free new online tool to help manage and monitor western rangelands. View a how-to webinar to learn the ins …
Wildfire Trends Across the Western US: Forest Fires Have Increased in Size, Severity, and Frequency Across Western Forests
Wildfires have increased in size, severity, and frequency in most western forests over the last three decades, as demonstrated by …
Quantifying Pinyon-Juniper Reduction within North America’s Sagebrush Ecosystem
Documents patterns of conifer reduction across sage-grouse range over the past several years overlapping with concerted …
Monitoring pinyon-juniper cover and aboveground biomass across the Great Basin
Even after 150 years of prior expansion, pinyon-juniper continue to replace shrublands and grasslands across the Great Basin. From …
Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:The Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping is a tool designed to depict the probability of …
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What Do Forest Fires Really Cost?
From the Journal of Forestry:A seven-year quest to estimate forest fire costs in Colorado revealed a number of losses not usually …