Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed dozens …
This study characterizes changes in woody vegetation cover across the eastern United States from 1990 to 2020 and evaluates its association with the occurrence of large wildfires …
As development continues to expand into fire-prone landscapes, the eastern United States is experiencing notable shifts in wildfire patterns. Weidig and colleagues analyzed four …
Woody vegetation has increased by 37% over the last 30 years in the eastern United States, fueling the rise in large wildfires. Texas and the Appalachian Mountains took the biggest …