Record-breaking summer forest fires have become a regular occurrence in California.
Observations indicate a fivefold increase in summer burned area (BA) in forests in northern …

An increasing amount of California's landscape has burned in wildfires in recent decades, in
conjunction with increasing temperatures and vapor pressure deficit due to climate change …

As the frequency and severity of large wildfires in the western United States have grown,
impacts to private property and air quality have typically attracted the greatest attention; …

Research has documented how recent wildfires are characteristic of a new fire regime
marked by larger, more severe, and damaging wildfires. However, there is less information …

Wildfires have greater impacts on socially vulnerable communities. Identifying these
vulnerable communities and enhancing understanding of what influences their susceptibility …

Increases in wildfire activity in the western United States in recent years have led to
significant property loss in wildland-urban interface areas, raising difficult questions for …

As climate risk escalates, property insurance is critical to reduce the risk exposure of
households and firms and to aid recovery when disasters strike. To perform these functions …

Background: Wildfires often have long-lasting costs that are difficult to document and are
rarely captured in full. Aims: We provide an example for measuring the full costs of a single …

Background: Population growth and climate change have led to more frequent and larger
wildfires, increasing the exposure of individuals to wildfire smoke. Notably, asthma …

In 2018, the megafire episodes on record occurred in California, causing a large number of
civilian deaths and damages. As an important part of the “fire environment triangle,” the fuel …