Sentences with phrase «increasing number of wildfires»

Over the past 15 years, parts of the western U.S. have experienced severe drought conditions and an increasing number of wildfires that take a toll on people and ecosystems.

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The number of wildfires touching more than 50,000 acres has been increasing over the last 30 years, and the total acreage burned this decade is more than double the area burned in the 1990s.

The number of wildfires in the U.S. has increased in recent years, up from 7.2 million acres (2.9 million hectares) in 2002 to 9.3 million acres (3.8 million hectares) in 2007.

Since the 1970s, the number of large - scale wildfires in the US, which spread across 10,000 acres (~ 4000 + hectares) or more, has increased fivefold.

A Climate Central report, The Age of Alaskan Wildfires, found that the number of large wildfires in the Arctic region increased nearly tenfold in the 2000s compared to the 1950sWildfires, found that the number of large wildfires in the Arctic region increased nearly tenfold in the 2000s compared to the 1950swildfires in the Arctic region increased nearly tenfold in the 2000s compared to the 1950s and 60s.

Emissions from wildfires totalled more than 1bn tonnes of CO2 from 2003 - 2015, the lead author tells Carbon Brief, and climate change, along with forest fragmentation, could cause a further increase in the number of forest fires in the coming decades.

Oregon and Washington are the number one and two softwood - producing states in the nation, respectively; 20 these two states plus Idaho produce more than $ 11 billion in primary wood product sales.21 Our review of existing research suggests the Northwest's forests will experience significant potential impacts from climate change, in particular from wildfire — due to both increased drought and to wood damage from pests surviving warmer winters.

We found that the average number of large wildfires burning each year and the total area burning in these fires have both increased dramatically since the 1970s.

Projections based on 29 climate models suggest that the number of high wildfire potential days each year could increase by nearly 50 percent by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.

This is because, as populations grow, they cause an increase in the number of wildfires, but also an increase in the number of fires that are successfully suppressed.

With an increase in the number and intensity of these fires over the past few years, the need for better understanding the compounds found in wildfire smoke continues to be urgent for several reasons, Pinkerton says, especially as it connects to human and animal health.

With the ever - increasing number of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires, AKC Reunite is helping communities across the nation prepare by mobilizing AKC Pet Disaster Relief.

Annual data on the number of wildfires and burned area also show an increase from 1968 to 1994, and are significantly correlated with both fire hazard indices.»

[1][2] During the peak day of wildfire season this year, our state saw 586 emergency department visits related to asthma and respiratory - related issues, a 39 percent increase over the number expected for that day.

Climate change has very likely increased the size and number of wildfires, insect outbreaks, pathogens, disease outbreaks, and tree mortality in the interior West, the Southwest, and Alaska.

Our analysis found that the number of days with KBDI above 600 (a level at which the potential for wildfire is high) would increase significantly between now and 2050 in 10 of the western states if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.

With increasing numbers of droughts, wildfires and super storms threating the U.S., the American public does not have the luxury of tolerating poor analyses that could critically handicap our ability to combat climate change.

Those two companies manufactured fossil fuels that have contributed to global warming and thereby increased the number and severity of wildfires, droughts, and flash flooding, while also worsening air quality, harming forest health, and increasing mortality from heat waves.

A new study finds that the number of days wildfires are likely to burn each year is increasing as global temperatures rise.

Exposure to smoke from wildfires increases the number of hospitalizations and medical visits associated with health issues like asthma, bronchitis, respiratory infections, and lung illnesses.

In a statement, Jennifer Jones, a spokesperson for the Forest Service said fire suppression has become more difficult due to a number of factors including the need to protect the increasing number of homes in wildfire areas, hazardous fuel buildups, drought and longer fire seasons.

The number of trees in California's Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears they will fuel catastrophic wildfires and endanger people's lives, officials said Wednesday.

If you live in the western United States, the number of wildfires is increasing and the exposure to damage for homes near a high risk area is substantial.