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Research shows that climate change has been a significant driver of changes in Western U.S. fire activity. Increases in spring and summer temperatures, as well as earlier spring snowmelt, have been strongly linked with longer lasting wildfires and more frequent large wildfires. Warmer and drier conditions throughout the region are contributing to increasing fire risk, and these risks are expected to continue increasing as global temperatures rise, likely leading to more frequent large wildfires.