Soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be, according to a new study by the University of California Riverside. The effect of climate change on wildfires is studied by many universities and other institutions. Whether large fires are also changing the climate is the purpose of the present study. James Gomez, lead study author and UCR doctoral candidate, said, “I wanted to learn how the weather is affected by aerosols emitted by wildfires as they’re burning.” Peak fire days and emissions from every fire season over the last twenty years … Continue reading The Vicious Cycle of Wildfires and Climate: Black Carbon’s Role in Fueling More Fires