# A Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires q6FlcuBMVWU

Droughts can create ideal conditions for wildfires. Dry trees and vegetation provide fuel. Low soil and air moisture make it easier for fires to spread quickly. In these conditions, a spark from lightning, electrical failures, human error or planned fires can quickly get out of control. As Earth’s climate warms and precipitation patterns change, increasingly severe droughts will leave some areas of the world vulnerable to increasingly severe fires. Understanding how fires behave in dry conditions can help firefighters, first responders and others prepare for a hotter, drier future.

Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/a-drier-future-sets-the-stage-for-more-wildfires

Music: \"Motion Blur\" by Sam Dodson, \"Spring Into Life\" by Oliver Worth, \"Critical Pathway\" by Rik Carter

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center LK Ward (USRA): Lead Producer Jessica Merzdorf (Telophase): Lead Writer Ben Cook (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Kate Marvel (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist Cindy Starr (GST): Visualizer Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Visualizer Kel Elkins (USRA): Visualizer Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: NASA Goddard
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Drier_Future_Sets_the_Stage_for_More_Wildfires_q6FlcuBMVWU.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Goddard
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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