Future of fire in the southwest: towards a national synthesis of wildland fire under a changing climate

The U.S. Geological Survey, under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820), awarded a $240,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona from February 2021 through January 2024. The award will support research titled "Future of Fire in the Southwest: Towards a National Synthesis of Wildland Fire Under a Changing Climate." Through this funding, the awardee will work with sub-awardee University of California, Davis to provide science and technical support to federal and state agencies regarding the impacts of climate change on wildland fire activity and management in the Southwest region. Specifically, the awardees will synthesize existing scientific literature and data to develop a comprehensive understanding of climate change influences on fire regimes across ownership and jurisdictional boundaries. This research aims to inform landscape-scale fire management and adaptation strategies in the face of ongoing climate shifts.