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Drought Impacts on Wildfire: An Uncertain Future

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Tamara Wall and Tim Brown / Desert Research Institute; Alicia Marrs / NIDIS
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Reports
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Description and objectives of NIDIS Drought and Wildfire Nexus (NDAWN), an initiative of Desert Research Institute (DRI), Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) and NIDIS, to identify priorities and actions to improve products and communication in the drought and fire communities. Includes graphic of impacts from short-term and long-term drought on wildfire planning, behavior and effects.

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