[PCA] From the DOI-USGS Climate Science Center: New Dataset Links Atmospheric Rivers to Wildfire Patterns in the Southwest

[De Angelis, Patricia]

 This information, based on a publication from the Feb 2017 "Journal of
Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences," has important implications for
restoration following wildfires!

*New Dataset Links Atmospheric Rivers to Wildfire Patterns in the Southwest*
In the western U.S., atmospheric rivers provide critical winter
precipitation, but they can also cause extreme flooding and may have other
unexplored ecological impacts. A new publicly available dataset from the
Southwest CSC examines how atmospheric rivers affect dryland vegetation
productivity and thus available fuel loads for wildfires.

Read more on the Department of Interior-U.S. Geological Survey-Climate
Science Center Website:
https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/content/data-announcement-linking-atmospheric-rivers-wildfire-patterns-southwest
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