Climate Science - Wildland Fire

The USGS develops state-of-the-art science to assess the effects of climate change on wildfire patterns. Although fire is an essential part of forest and rangeland health, hotter and drier conditions resulting from climate change are making wildfires grow more intense and destructive across much of the U.S.

USGS fire science is invaluable for fire management across the country and will only become more important as wildfire risk increases. From forecasting fire danger to studying how invasive species influence fire risk and severity to studying the short- and long-term environmental effects of wildfires, USGS science helps before, during and after fires.