A new study found that 42% all the area burned by Western fires had occurred during or right after a heat wave.
Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar is a postdoctoral researcher in wildfires and complex systems at the University of California, Merced.
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Mukesh Kumar is a postdoctoral researcher in wildfires and complex systems at the University of California, Merced.
A new study found that 42% all the area burned by Western fires had occurred during or right after a heat wave.