Climate Change Altering , Wildfire Patterns, , Increasing the Risk of Night Fires.<br />'Newsweek' reports that North America is facing an <br />"emerging phenomenon" in which the dangerous <br />conditions that spawn wildfires occur during the night. .<br />Typically, these conditions have only existed <br />during the daytime, as the cooler temperatures <br />of night usually alleviate these conditions.<br />Researchers found that accumulated <br />fuel dryness brought on by drought <br />has led to fires thriving at night. .<br />I think it is important to bring this <br />emerging phenomenon to the <br />public to let them know that <br />the night might not save us, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The team's findings challenge conventional methods of <br />fighting wildfires, as cooler night temperatures and higher <br />humidity previously worked to slow wildfires' growth.<br />Originally, I had thought that <br />since nights are warming faster <br />than days, higher temperatures <br />and the associated lower relative <br />humidity at night would lead <br />to more overnight fires, Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta professor emeritus and researcher with Thompson Rivers University, via 'Newsweek'.<br />In the extreme cases, there would be <br />no difference between an overnight <br />burn event and daytime burning, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Researchers found that daytime <br />drought conditions could be used as a , "predictor of overnight burning events.".<br />Nighttime burning has long been <br />overlooked. In a warmer and drier <br />world, we can use daytime drought <br />indicators to predict the night. <br />More of these fires also increase <br />the likelihood of a catastrophic fire, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, via 'Newsweek'
