Author
Hayley J. Fowler
Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Rapid soil moisture depletion during flash droughts accelerates wildfire spread in the United States
Abstract Fire danger can escalate rapidly when vegetation dries over days to weeks. Flash droughts, characterised by rapid root-zone soil moisture depletion under high evaporative demand, may accelerate wildfire spread. Here, we quantify relationships between flash droughts and w...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
ABSTRACT Evaluating the representation of observed precipitation trends in historical climate model simulations is challenging due to the combined effects of dynamical and thermodynamic changes and the strong influence of natural variability. Here, we assess the representation of...