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A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

How heat waves increase wildfire risk

Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced

Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.

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