New research suggests that models focused on soil moisture, rather than vapor pressure deficit, could lead to more moderate projections of wildfire increases. 🧪
Read about the study from @kaighin.bsky.social & colleagues @harvard.edu in @aguadvances.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...
A new study reevaluates the use of vapor pressure deficit, or VPD, in climate models to predict increases in area burned by wildfire across the U.S. West.