ArticleNature communications2021
Wildfires increasingly impact western US fluvial networks.
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- 2022 McKinney rain-on-wildfire event, dissolved oxygen sags, and a fish kill on the Klamath River, California.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intersection of Wildfire and Legacy Mining Poses Risks to Water Quality.Environmental science & technology · 2025Review
- Linking Fire, Food Webs, and Fish in Stream Ecosystems.Ecosystems (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Future climate-driven fires may boost ocean productivity in the iron-limited North Atlantic.Nature climate change · 2025Article
- Fire influence on land-water interactions in aridland catchments.Bioscience · 2025Article
- Longitudinal propagation of aquatic disturbances following the largest wildfire recorded in New Mexico, USA.Nature communications · 2024Article
- The past is key for the future of our freshwater systems.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Fire (plus) flood (equals) beach: coastal response to an exceptional river sediment discharge event.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Wildfires increasingly impact western US fluvial networks.Nature communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
Wildfires are increasing globally in frequency, severity, and extent, but their impact on fluvial networks, and the resources they provide, remains unclear. We combine remote sensing of burn perimeter and severity, in-situ water quality monitoring, and longitudinal modeling to create the first large-scale, long-term estimates of stream+river length impacted by wildfire for the western US. We find that wildfires directly impact ~6% of the total stream+river length between 1984 and 2014, increasing at a rate of 342 km/year. When longitudinal propagation of water quality impacts is included, we estimate that wildfires affect ~11% of the total stream+river length. Our results indicate that wildfire activity is one of the largest drivers of aquatic impairment, though it is not routinely reported by regulatory agencies, as wildfire impacts on fluvial networks remain unconstrained. We identify key actions to address this knowledge gap and better understand the growing threat to fluvial networks, water security, and public health risks.
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