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Can Rain Cause More Fire?
Volatile precipitation patterns, with heavy rains followed by drought, can lead to ideal conditions for wildfires in some states.
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Mountain Snowmelt and Fire
In recent decades in the American West, wildfires have burned about 17 times more land in years with early snowmelt than with late.
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Montana Average March Temperature
Average March air temperatures in Montana from 1950 to the present.
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Northern Rockies Forest Wildfires
Number of large wildfires on forested federal lands in the Northern Rockies region, including western Montana.
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Montana’s Wind Energy Potential
Montana's estimated wind power potential is about equal to the electricity consumed by the 19 lighted states.
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Montana Average March Temperature
Average March air temperatures in Montana from 1950 to the present.
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Northern Rockies Forest Wildfires
Number of large wildfires on forested federal lands in the Northern Rockies region, including western Montana
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Montana’s Wind Energy Potential
Montana's estimated wind power potential is about equal to the electricity consumed by the 19 lighted states.
