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2024 was the hottest year on record and likely the hottest in at least 125,000 years, according to an annual report issued by an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists.
New research estimates that during the study period a total of 164,000 deaths resulted from wildfire PM2.5. It determined that 15,000 of those deaths were attributable to climate change. Absent climate change, the total would have been just 149,000.
The growing risk of wildfires associated with electrical infrastructure has become a major national concern. Power lines are consistently identified as significant contributors to wildfire incidents.
Of the 35 planetary vital signs(Link is external) the scientists use to track climate change annually, 25 are at record extremes, OSU's William Ripple notes. Points of concern include record surface temperatures, ocean acidity, and ice mass lows.
A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur by incorporating hundreds of additional factors that impact the ignition and spread of fire.
Forests in the coolest, wettest parts of the western Pacific Northwest are likely to see the biggest increases in burn probability, fire size and number of blazes as the climate continues to get warmer and drier, according to new modeling.
As global sea levels rise, the study suggests that a population's risk of isolation be incorporated into future climate adaptation policies.
Residents who experienced direct harm from Oregon’s 2020 wildfires are more likely to take steps to mitigate their fire risk in the future, an Oregon State University study found.
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