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UC Irvine scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains

Written on September 25, 2023.

Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there’s a growing need to know exactly what fuels the blazes after they ignite. In a study published in Environmental Research Letters, Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that one of the chief fuels of wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is the decades-old remains of large trees. “Our findings support the idea that...

UCI-led project seeks to combat wildfires

Written on February 14, 2020.

A University of California, Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires. The funding comes from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program competition, a contest designed to promote the development of multicampus projects and collaborations that advance the missions of the national laboratories and University of California. As wildfires in California grow more frequent and severe,...

Southern California wildfires exhibit split personalities

Written on September 8, 2015.

UCI, other researchers examine differences between summer, Santa Ana fires Brian Bell / UCI Irvine, Calif., Sept. 8, 2015 – Wildfires have ravaged both populated and unpopulated regions of Southern California at an increasing rate over the past few decades, and scientists from three University of California campuses and partner institutions are predicting that by midcentury, as a consequence of climate change causing hotter and drier summers, a lot more will go up in flames. In a paper...

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UC Irvine scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains

UCI-led project seeks to combat wildfires

Southern California wildfires exhibit split personalities