Climate change is fueling record-high heat, drought, wildfires in Western U.S.
Published Date: 7/15/2021
Source: phys.org
Western parts of the U.S. are feeling the effects of climate change this summer as areas suffer from record-high temperatures, drought condition, and wildfires. Adam Coates, an expert in forest fire ecology and management at Virginia Tech, says there are many intricacies of climate change that lead to these extreme weather patterns, including how temperature and precipitation are being altered.