Salvatore R. Curasi

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Human driven climate change increased the likelihood of the 2023 record area burned in Canada - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Dec 19, 2024 | nature.com | Megan C. Kirchmeier-Young |Quinn Barber |Salvatore R. Curasi |Yongxiao Liang |Piyush Jain |Nathan P. Gillett | +4 more

AbstractIn 2023, wildfires burned 15 million hectares in Canada, more than doubling the previous record. These wildfires caused a record number of evacuations, unprecedented air quality impacts across Canada and the northeastern United States, and substantial strain on fire management resources.
Global climate change below 2 °C avoids large end century increases in burned area in Canada - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Sep 30, 2024 | nature.com | Salvatore R. Curasi |Joe Melton

AbstractWildfire impacts the global carbon cycle, property, harvestable timber, and public health. Canada saw a record fire season in 2023 with 14.9 Mha burned—over seven times the 1986–2022 average of 2.1 Mha. Here we utilize a new process-based wildfire module that explicitly represents fire weather, fuel type and availability, ignition sources, fire suppression, and vegetation’s climate response to project the future of wildfire in Canada.

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