The Fires This Time

In recent years, wildfires have made headlines for devastating much of the western United States and Canada. Looking for ways to better understand this decimation, scientists have turned to an earlier period known as the Medieval Climate Anomaly, when parts of North America saw notable increases in temperature and wildfires.

Definition Dilemma

The identification of the Medieval Climate Anomaly depends on a revised understanding of a longstanding theory about a climatic pattern. In 2003, Raymond S.