New research summarizes the enormous impacts of climate change on wildfire seasons and the sequential increased morbidity, mortality, and mental health impacts
Flooding is common after a wildfire, as is elevated stream flow in subsequent summers, but researchers said seeing the effect lasts for up to 40 years after a fire was surprising
In 2019, wildfires have already burned 2.5 million acres in Alaska in an extreme fire season driven by high temperatures, which have also led to massive fires in Siberia