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Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires

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  Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 13:35 -0500
    Re: Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-10 16:01 -0500

#525617 — Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires

Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires
> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/warming-huge-wildfire-outbreaks-19521


> Catastrophic wildfires in the Western U.S. are often discussed in
> superlatives these days, with blazes burning land more violently and
> more frequently in recent years than at any point on record. Those
> changes are considered partly driven by global warming, and a new
> University of Wyoming study shows that even the smallest increase in
> average temperature —  0.5°C (0.9°F)  —  could bring a dramatic
> increase in wildfire activity at higher elevations.
>
> The study also suggests that global warming may be ushering in an era
> of high-elevation wildfires unlike any seen in more than 1,000
> years.



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On 10/10/2015 1:35 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Study Ties Warming Temps to Uptick in Huge Wildfires
>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/warming-huge-wildfire-outbreaks-19521



Corrected #'s and wezael wordings......


 > , and a new
>> University of Wyoming study SAYS that even the smallest increase in
>> average temperature —  0.005°C (0.009°F)  —  SHALL bring a dramatic
>> increase, giant Burst, biggie pop in wildfire activity at higher elevations.



>> The study also STATES that global warming IS ushering in an era
>> of high-elevation wildfires unlike any seen in more than 1,000,000,000
>> years.

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