California Wildfires Have Become More Severe, Killing More Trees, UC Irvine Researchers Find
University of California, IrvineIrvine, Calif., Nov. 18, 2024 鈥 The severity of California鈥檚 wildfires has rapidly increased over the last several decades as a result of human-driven climate change, resulting in accelerated tree losses during more intense wildfires, an Environmental Research Letters study from University of California, Irvine and the University of Utah scientists reveals.