Longer, More Extreme Wildfire Seasons | Media Coverage

Multiple news outlets have covered a study finding that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change.

Published Study
Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California

Press Release
Longer, More Extreme Wildfire Seasons

Media Coverage

October 27, 2020 | ‘Not Out of the Woods’: Latest Bay Area Fire Threat Eases, but Dry Weather Isn’t Over | San Francisco Chronicle

October 22, 2020 | The Undeniable Link Between Weather Disasters and Climate Change | The Washington Post

October 13, 2020 | Dry Days Ahead For California This Year And Beyond, Experts Say | CapRadio

October 1, 2020 | California Wildfires Prompt New Warnings Amid Record Heat, Erratic Winds | The Washington Post

September 30, 2020 | Satellite Shows Six-Week Siege of Western Wildfires | The Washington Post

September 28, 2020 | Why Are California Heat Waves, Wildfires Intensifying? Stanford Climate Scientist Explains | ABC 7 News

September 20, 2020 | Wildfires, Drought, Pandemics. Is this Our Future? How to Build a Safer World | TIME

September 19, 2020 | 'Too Late to Stop It': California's Future Hinges n Managing Megafires | The Guardian 

September 19, 2020 | Fire Season: Will It Get Worse? | ABC 7 News

September 17, 2020 | What Wildfires in Brazil, Siberia and the US West Have in Common | Vox

September 15, 2020 | Wildfire Comments From Trump, Biden Highlight Climate Change Divide | U.S. News

September 14, 2020 | Biden Calls Trump a "Climate Arsonist," Warns of Wildfire Threat to Suburbs | Axios

September 12, 2020 | 'Unprecendented': The US West's Wildfire Catastrophe Explained | The Guardian 

September 12, 2020 | What's Behind the 'Unprecedented' Wildfires Ravaging California | CBC News

September 11, 2020 | Most Wildfire Coverage on American TV News Fails to Mention Link to Climate Crisis | The Guardian

September 9, 2020 | Western Wildfires Spread With the Help of Seasonal Winds | AP via The Washington Post

September 3, 2020 | Wildfires in California Will 'Continue to Get Worse," Climate Change Experts Explore Why | CapRadio

August 28, 2020 | Everything is Unprecedented. Welcome to Your Hotter Earth | NPR

August 25, 2020 | Heat, Smoke and Covid Are Battering the Workers Who Feed America | The New York Times

August 25, 2020 | California Wildfire Crisis: A Scientist Explains Why | Bloomberg

August 25, 2020 | Extreme Wildfires Can Create Their Own Dangerous Weather, Including Fire Tornadoes — Here's How | The Conversation

August, 21, 2020 | California's Wildfires Explained: How Did They Start — And Is This Normal? | The Guardian

August 20, 2020 | Climate Crisis and Pandemic Collide in California's Raging Wildfire Season | VICE

June 23, 2020 | Here's What Climate Change Means for Wildfires in the West | The Revelator

June 18, 2020 | California, Watch the Wildfires In Arizona, They May Be A Preview of What's to Come Later This Year | Capital Public Radio

April 7, 2020 | Climate Change Has Doubled Extreme Weather Fire Days in California, Study Shows | CBS News

April 6, 2020 | California's Wildfire Season is Likely to be Even Longer and More Destructive in the Future as Rainfall Continues to Decrease | Daily Mail 

April 5, 2020 | Firefighters Say Coronavirus Will Obstruct Emergency Service, Evacuations as Wildfire Season Closes In | CNBC 

April 3, 2020 | Climate Change Doubled Riskiest Fire Days in California | E&E News

April 3, 2020 | California, and the World at Large, Will Contend with Longer, Hotter, Drier Wildfire Seasons | ZME Science