Increasing large wildfires over the western United States linked to diminishing sea ice in the Arctic

The western United States have seen an increase in wildfire activity in recent decades, the causes of which are not well understood. Here, the authors show that Arctic sea ice decline contributed to this increase through its influence on regional circulation which enhanced fire-favourable weather co...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Yufei Zou, Philip J. Rasch, Hailong Wang, Zuowei Xie, Rudong Zhang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Science
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Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26232-9
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1257a6c47e95402e93e051c38c11e352 2023-05-15T14:40:42+02:00 Increasing large wildfires over the western United States linked to diminishing sea ice in the Arctic Yufei Zou Philip J. Rasch Hailong Wang Zuowei Xie Rudong Zhang 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26232-9 https://doaj.org/article/1257a6c47e95402e93e051c38c11e352 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26232-9 https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26232-9 2041-1723 https://doaj.org/article/1257a6c47e95402e93e051c38c11e352 Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26232-9 2022-12-31T11:43:11Z The western United States have seen an increase in wildfire activity in recent decades, the causes of which are not well understood. Here, the authors show that Arctic sea ice decline contributed to this increase through its influence on regional circulation which enhanced fire-favourable weather conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nature Communications 12 1
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Increasing large wildfires over the western United States linked to diminishing sea ice in the Arctic
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