Faster, bigger, more severe: Extreme wildfire spread sets the stage for forest ecosystem change in western and boreal North America (science.org)
A relatively small number of rapidly spreading wildfire events burn disproportionately large areas. But beyond area burned, do fast fires produce distinct postfire ecological outcomes? Here, we measur...
NORTH AMERICA: A very timely paper.
“…not only do the fastest fires burn outsized areas, but these areas have less remaining tree cover and reduced capacity for recovery, setting the stage for long-term vegetation shifts.”
