Wildfire, Weather and Climate Change in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
Author: University of Alberta
Released: 2012
This study addresses topics related to wildland fire and climate change in the Canadian Prairie provinces. Specifically, it calculates the historical values of fire season length, wind speed and atmospheric moisture; determines trends in historical fire season length, wind speed and atmospheric moisture; and estimates future fire season length, wind speed and atmospheric moisture. It compares these estimates with current observations.