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Climate changing: Research shows times for ‘prescribed burns’ in the West shifting

by By HAYDEN BLACKFORD Daily Montanan
| February 6, 2024 7:00 AM

Deciding when and where to conduct prescribed burns is becoming increasingly important as the climate warms, and, according to a recent study, the timing and frequency of appropriate weather will also play a larger role.

Prescribed burns are an essential tool land managers use in reducing fuel availability for extreme wildfires.

According to a study published in October 2023 in Communications Earth & Environment, conditions favorable to prescribed burns will become far less frequent in much of the West, especially the Southwest. However, the study found that parts of the northern Rocky Mountains will have more days to use prescribed burns, especially during the early and late winter months.

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