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Scientists develop method for seasonal prediction of western wildfires
This summer’s western wildfire season is likely to be more severe than average but not as devastating as last year’s near-record, according to an experimental prediction method developed by NCAR scientists.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Wildfire experts available to explain fire behavior, potential impacts
As wildfires threaten much of the West during another hot and dry year, NCAR scientists are researching key aspects of these destructive events.
- Air Quality,
- Climate,
- Weather
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New method can predict summer rainfall in the Southwest months in advance
Scientists have developed a method to estimate summer rainfall in the Southwest months in advance.
- Climate,
- Water,
- Weather
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Today’s extreme droughts could become average in the future
Conditions that, by today’s standards, are considered to be mega-droughts — or conversely, abnormally wet “mega-pluvial” events — may become the average in the future, according to new research led by the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and co-authored by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
- Climate
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Drenching rains pose greater threat to fire-damaged areas in West
The western US is facing a greatly heightened risk of extreme rain-after-fire events, which can cause mudslides, flash floods, and significant destruction.
- Climate,
- Weather