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Greater Temperature and Precipitation Extremes Intensify Western U.S. Droughts, Wildfire Severity, and Sierra Nevada Tree Mortality by Crockett, Joseph L., Westerling, A. Leroy

“…Extensive drought in the western United States (WUS) during the twenty-first century and associated wildfire and tree mortality incidence has highlighted the…”
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Vegetation-fire feedback reduces projected area burned under climate change by Hurteau, Matthew D., Liang, Shuang, Westerling, A. LeRoy, Wiedinmyer, Christine

“…Climate influences vegetation directly and through climate-mediated disturbance processes, such as wildfire. Temperature and area burned are positively…”
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Undesirable outcomes in seasonally dry forests by Stephens, Scott L, Westerling, A LeRoy, Hurteau, Matthew D, Peery, M Zachariah, Schultz, Courtney A, Thompson, Sally

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Simulating burn severity maps at 30 meters in two forested regions in California by Sam, Jonathan A, Baldwin, W Jonathan, Westerling, A LeRoy, Preisler, Haiganoush K, Xu, Qingqing, Hurteau, Matthew D, Sleeter, Benjamin M, Thapa, Samrajya B

“…Abstract Climate change is altering wildfire and vegetation regimes in California’s forested ecosystems. Present day fires are seeing an increase in high burn…”
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Fire and climate change: conserving seasonally dry forests is still possible by Stephens, Scott L, Westerling, A LeRoy, Hurteau, Matthew D, Peery, M Zachariah, Schultz, Courtney A, Thompson, Sally

“…The destructive wildfires that occurred recently in the western US starkly foreshadow the possible future of forest ecosystems and human communities in the…”
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The magnitude, direction, and tempo of forest change in Greater Yellowstone in a warmer world with more fire by Turner, Monica G., Braziunas, Kristin H., Hansen, Winslow D., Hoecker, Tyler J., Rammer, Werner, Ratajczak, Zak, Westerling, A. Leroy, Seidl, Rupert

“…As temperatures continue rising, the direction, magnitude, and tempo of change in disturbance‐prone forests remain unresolved. Even forests long resilient to…”
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Forest restoration limits megafires and supports species conservation under climate change by Jones, Gavin M, Keyser, Alisa R, Westerling, A Leroy, Baldwin, W Jonathan, Keane, John J, Sawyer, Sarah C, Clare, John DJ, Gutiérrez, RJ, Peery, M Zachariah

“…Climate change and fire suppression have altered disturbance regimes in forest ecosystems globally. In the seasonally dry forests of western North America,…”
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Counteracting wildfire misinformation by Jones, Gavin M, Vraga, Emily K, Hessburg, Paul F, Hurteau, Matthew D, Allen, Craig D, Keane, Robert E, Spies, Thomas A, North, Malcolm P, Collins, Brandon M, Finney, Mark A, Lydersen, Jamie M, Westerling, A Leroy

“…Jones et al discuss wildfire misinformation. Wildfire mitigation requires accurate information about drivers of wildfire change, the impacts to society and…”
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Spotted owls and forest fire: Comment by Jones, Gavin M., Gutiérrez, R. J., Block, William M., Carlson, Peter C., Comfort, Emily J., Cushman, Samuel A., Davis, Raymond J., Eyes, Stephanie A., Franklin, Alan B., Ganey, Joseph L., Hedwall, Shaula, Keane, John J., Kelsey, Rodd, Lesmeister, Damon B., North, Malcolm P., Roberts, Susan L., Rockweit, Jeremy T., Sanderlin, Jamie S., Sawyer, Sarah C., Solvesky, Ben, Tempel, Douglas J., Wan, Ho Yi, Westerling, A. LeRoy, White, Gary C., Peery, M. Zachariah

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Predicting increasing high severity area burned for three forested regions in the western United States using extreme value theory by Keyser, Alisa R., Westerling, A. LeRoy

“…•West-wide, the number of fires with high severity hectares >200 has increased since 1984.•In most years, temperature and moisture deficit explain high…”
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Monster wildfires and metaphor in risk communication by Matlock, Teenie, Coe, Chelsea, Westerling, A. Leroy

“…This work examines the use and understanding of metaphor in wildfire discourse. We focus on the framing of wildfires as monsters, seen in statements such as…”
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Effects of 21st‐century climate, land use, and disturbances on ecosystem carbon balance in California by Sleeter, Benjamin M., Marvin, David C., Cameron, D. Richard, Selmants, Paul C., Westerling, A.LeRoy, Kreitler, Jason, Daniel, Colin J., Liu, Jinxun, Wilson, Tamara S.

“…Terrestrial ecosystems are an important sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), sequestering ~30% of annual anthropogenic emissions and slowing the rise of…”
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