Sentence examples for more severe fires from inspiring English sources

Recent research, they say, shows that nature often caused far more severe fires than tree ring records show.

They found that low-intensity fires that occurred naturally were not as widespread as other research holds, and that they did not prevent more severe fires.

The apparent maintenance of stands of chaparral by less frequent, more severe fires suggests chaparral represents a self-reinforcing alternative stable state to forest.

Although fire has been historically uncommon in southwestern American hot deserts (e.g., the Mojave), these regions have experienced more severe fires due to recent invasions of exotic species that increased proneness to fire.

Results of this study indicate that most forest ecosystems in the study region experienced less frequent but more severe fires during the contemporary time period compared to the historical conditions.

Bark beetles have devastated western forests, but that may not mean more severe fires.

Modified, more severe fire regimes are developing in the Mediterranean basin as a result of changes in land use and climate.

And some scientists, including Robinson, have suggested that the low snow extent could make for a dryer, more severe fire season in the north.

Empirical studies from 1 to 15 years after fires demonstrate most burned sites occupied by pairs remained occupied and reproductive at the same rates as long-unburned sites, regardless of the amount of severe fire; lower-quality sites (often vacant or nonreproductive) had higher extinction rates with more severe fire.

In the face of climate change and drought, longer and more severe fire seasons are to be expected.

Persistently higher temperatures have led some scientists to believe that a changing climate could lead to a longer, more severe fire season in the future. .