Topic 1: Forest fire severity
Topic 1. Forest fires: Why is wildfire severity increasing? For this topic, please review reasons why forest fires are becoming increasingly severe. Focus on the western United States to narrow your search. Keep in mind that most forest types have natural relationships with fire. What about modern-day forest dynamics makes wildfires more intense?
KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER
What are we looking at:
- fire OR wildfire
- severity OR severe
- (could try adding the word 'forest')
In relation to:
- "climate change"
- climate
- "global warming"
- suppression (could also use suppress*)
- exclusion
Where:
- west
- western
- southwestern
- colorado
- arizona
- california
- etc