Topics
- Applied Mathematics
- Arts and Culture
- Bioengineering
- Cognitive Science
- Computing, Sensing, Gaming and Robotics
- Earth and Environment
- Economy and Markets
- Evolution and Genomics
- Human Health
- Immigration
- Law and Politics
- Math and Science Education
- Physics
- Spanish and Latino Studies
- Stem Cells
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Associated Resources
- Sustainability (Resource List)
- Southern California Fires and Global Warming: Setting the Record Straight (UC Merced Article)
- Teach-in Educates Campus, Community About Climate Change (UC Merced Article)
- Never-ending Wildfires? (Article)
- NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday: Wildfires and Global Warming (Podcast or Audio File)
- San Jose Mercury News: Climate Changes are Causing Bigger Wildfires (Article)
- Global Climate Change (Resource List)
Anthony Westerling
School of Engineering
Primary contact information
- Email: awesterling@ucmerced.edu
- Phone: (209) 228-4099
- Address:
- 5200 N. Lake Rd.
- Merced, CA 95343
Secondary contact information
- Name: Ana Nelson Shaw
- Title: Public Information Representative
- Email: ashaw@ucmerced.edu
- Primary Phone: (209) 228-4406
- Secondary Phone: (209) 205-8561
Associated Topics
Background
Wildfires in the Western United States are getting not just more frequent, but more severe. And the reason for that, according to Professor Tony Westerling, may just be global warming. Westerling`s analysis of thirty years of data about wildfires indicates that a subtle shift in temperature may have made snow melt more rapidly -- just enough to cause drier conditions during the fire season that make the land more vulnerable to frequent, severe fires.
Westerling specializes in applying statistical and economic expertise to engineering and environmental problems. He earned a Ph.D.in Economics and International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, in 2000 and a bachelor`s degree in International Economics and Chinese Studies from UCLA in 1987.
Westerling specializes in applying statistical and economic expertise to engineering and environmental problems. He earned a Ph.D.in Economics and International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, in 2000 and a bachelor`s degree in International Economics and Chinese Studies from UCLA in 1987.