Two of the world’s most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate. Two of the world’s most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate. Burned forest area has surged across the U.S. Southwest, while eastern Australia has not seen the same increase. A recent study published in Environmental Research Letters indicates that a decades-long shift in the tropical Pacific Ocean contributed to these contrasting trends. Read More: Columbia Climate SchoolPhoto Credit: TerriAnneAllen via Pixabay