Climate change increases wildfires - Report: Global warming and extreme weather conditions increase risk
Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter wildfires in more than four decades. Scientists have calculated that global warming has contributed to a 172 percent increase in burned areas in California since the 1970s, with further spread expected in the coming decades.
Extreme weather events have fueled fires in California. First, Santa Ana's strong winds are whipping the flames at 100 mph (161 km/h), much faster than normal. Added to this is the return of extreme drought.
According to the latest study, faster-growing fires have more than doubled in frequency since 2001 and caused more destruction than slower, larger ones.
"Summer fires are usually bigger, while winter fires are much more destructive because they happen much faster", experts explain. There is a clear link between climate change, dry autumn and winter, which turn forests into fuel for wildfires.
These devastating flames could not have been fueled without the dry, hot weather and extreme wind speeds, the report said.
California's average temperature has risen by about 1 degree Celsius since 1980, doubling the number of days with dry vegetation vulnerable to fire, experts say.
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