Sentence examples for lengthening of fire from inspiring English sources
In Western North America (WNA), fire regimes are likely to intensify in response to lengthening of fire season from diminished snowpack (Westerling et al. 2006).
Coinciding factors of high fuel continuity and fuel loading, projected lengthening of the fire season, and increased variability in seasonal precipitation suggest that large high-severity fires, especially in mixed-conifer forests, will become the predominant fire type without aggressive actions to reduce fuel continuity and restore fire-resilient forest structure and species composition.
In boreal forests of eastern Canada, the end of the little ice age (ca. 1850) coincided with a lengthening of mean fire return intervals, which has been hypothesized to increase the abundance of late-successional forests dominated by balsam fir.
These results highlight the importance of lengthening the historical records of fire history maps in order to provide a better perspective of the actual changes of fire regime.
Dr. Jolly's research shows that the season, measured by how many days are hot and dry enough to increase the likelihood of fire, has lengthened by 30 to 45 days across big patches of the United States, notably the West.
Establishment of fire breaks following a recent fire.
The area of old closed-canopy forests increased with lengthening fire rotation, but always comprised a relatively small portion of the landscape (<10%).
