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The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the increasing number, size and severity of wildfires in the region. And while scientists predict the climate crisis will exacerbate this situation, there’s still much discussion around its contributing factors. With this in mind, scientists at five western universities, including UC Santa Barbara, investigated the effects of human-driven climate change and more than a century of fire suppression, which has produced dense forests primed to burn. Their research, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, confirms the importance of both factors in driving wildfires, but revealed that their influence varies, even within the same region of the Western U.S.

United statesErin hananSanta barbaraNaomi tagueUniversity of nevadaTague team labNational scienceEnvironmental research lettersBren school of environmental science managementAmerican westEnvironmental scienceAssistant professor erin hananNational science foundation fundedIdaho batholithCentral rockyCentral rocky mountains