Here, we show that the last century of fire suppression in the western U.S. has resulted in fire intensities that are unique over more than 900 years of record in ponderosa pine forests (Pinus ponderosa). Specifically, we use the heat-sensitive luminescence signal of archaeological ceramics and tree-ring fire histories to show that a recent fire during mild weather conditions was more intense than anything experienced in centuries of frequent wildfires. We support this with a particularly robust set of optically stimulated luminescence measurements on pottery from an archaeological site in northern New Mexico. The heating effects of an October 2012 CE prescribed fire reset the luminescence signal in all 12 surface samples of archaeological ...
The debate over the use of fire by Native Americans has been a lively one for many years. Did they o...
Scientists use climate proxies, such as tree rings, to extend the climate record back in time, addin...
The “pyroclimatic hypothesis” proposed by F. Biondi and colleagues provides a basis for testable exp...
We examine records of Holocene fires and erosional response recorded in alluvial fan sediments from ...
Understanding the causes and consequences of wildfires in forests of the western United States requi...
Increasing area burned across western North America raises questions about the precedence and magnit...
Fire use has played an important role in human evolution and subsequent dispersals across the globe,...
The chronology of high-altitude archaeological sites in northwestern Wyoming is poorly understood du...
Wildfires appear to be increasing in size, severity, and frequency. Land managers need information o...
Interannual climate variations have been important drivers of wildfire occurrence in ponderosa pine ...
In fire-prone areas, the geomorphic effects of fire are influenced by fire frequency and severity (i...
This study documents over six centuries of historic fire events at Devils Tower National Monument in...
Paleoecology is a valuable tool for understanding the long-term ecosystem dynamics that underlie pre...
This research examined the fire history of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & C....
1. Key uncertainties in anticipating future fire regimes are their sensitivity to climate change, an...
The debate over the use of fire by Native Americans has been a lively one for many years. Did they o...
Scientists use climate proxies, such as tree rings, to extend the climate record back in time, addin...
The “pyroclimatic hypothesis” proposed by F. Biondi and colleagues provides a basis for testable exp...
We examine records of Holocene fires and erosional response recorded in alluvial fan sediments from ...
Understanding the causes and consequences of wildfires in forests of the western United States requi...
Increasing area burned across western North America raises questions about the precedence and magnit...
Fire use has played an important role in human evolution and subsequent dispersals across the globe,...
The chronology of high-altitude archaeological sites in northwestern Wyoming is poorly understood du...
Wildfires appear to be increasing in size, severity, and frequency. Land managers need information o...
Interannual climate variations have been important drivers of wildfire occurrence in ponderosa pine ...
In fire-prone areas, the geomorphic effects of fire are influenced by fire frequency and severity (i...
This study documents over six centuries of historic fire events at Devils Tower National Monument in...
Paleoecology is a valuable tool for understanding the long-term ecosystem dynamics that underlie pre...
This research examined the fire history of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & C....
1. Key uncertainties in anticipating future fire regimes are their sensitivity to climate change, an...
The debate over the use of fire by Native Americans has been a lively one for many years. Did they o...
Scientists use climate proxies, such as tree rings, to extend the climate record back in time, addin...
The “pyroclimatic hypothesis” proposed by F. Biondi and colleagues provides a basis for testable exp...