Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-559-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-559-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Research article
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21 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 21 Feb 2022

Past and future trends in fire weather for the UK

Matthew C. Perry, Emilie Vanvyve, Richard A. Betts, and Erika J. Palin

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In the past, wildfires in the UK have occurred mainly in spring, with occasional events during hot, dry summers. Climate models predict a large future increase in hazardous fire weather conditions in summer. Wildfire can be considered an emergent risk for the UK, as past events have not had widespread major impacts, but this could change. The large increase in risk between the 2 °C and 4 °C levels of global warming highlights the importance of global efforts to keep warming below 2 °C.
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