This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) project grant award to Auburn University provides $556,655 to resolve past fire-climate relationships and understand future fire potential in the Eastern United States. The 3-year project, running from August 2024 to July 2027, will analyze paleofire records spanning the Holocene (last ~12,000 years) to compare fire and climate histories prior to human impacts. This empirical data will be leveraged with paleoclimate model simulations to quantify region-specific fire activity and its relationship to past and future climate change. The project aims to inform scientific understanding and climate adaptation efforts around wildfire risks in the Eastern U.S., while also providing education and training for graduate/undergraduate students and outreach to middle/high school students. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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