Climate Impacts on Fire Regimes in Coastal California: USGS Research Brief

In southern California, research by USGS scientist Jon Keeley and published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire has shown that the anomalous annual Santa Ana wind conditions in that region override both climate and fire activity.
 
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Keeley, J. E. 2004. Impact of antecedent climate on fire regimes in coastal California. International Journal of Wildland Fire 13:173-182.