Western U.S. Wildfires and the Climate Change Connection

Climate change is identified as a significant driver of altered fire activity in the Western United States, where rising temperatures and earlier snowmelt are linked to more frequent and longer-lasting large wildfires.

• Climate change is a major factor in the changing patterns of fire activity in the Western U.S., with rising global temperatures expected to further increase the risk and frequency of large wildfires.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Western U.S. Wildfires and the Climate Change Connection. https://www.wri.org/research/western-us-wildfires-and-climate-change-connection

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Western U.S. Wildfires and the Climate Change Connection. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/western-us-wildfires-and-climate-change-connection.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendwestern, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Western U.S. Wildfires and the Climate Change Connection}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/western-us-wildfires-and-climate-change-connection}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }