Fire impacts to water supplies - a tale of two fires

California Water Blog discusses the impacts of fire to watersheds in Northern California - while the focus is on the role of fire supression and the benefits of returning coniferous forest to a more natural fire regime, this really doesn't describe the case we see in our chaparral dominated systems in the southern part of the state. Still, this describes some of the issues we'll need to consider as we begin to ask how the Thomas fire will affect our water - and how California's overall water picture is affected by climate change. It also leads us to investigate how we can work with our fire experts up north to understand the differences in fire's impacts around the state. 

https://californiawaterblog.com/2017/12/03/a-tale-of-two-fires-how-wildfires-can-both-help-and-harm-our-water-supply/

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