Analyze and Examine Wildfire Events In California

Authors

Aleena Hoodith, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow
Sakim Zaman, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow
Safoan Hossain, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow
Jiehao Huang, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

12-2-2021

Abstract

•A wildfire is an unplanned, unwanted, uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation starting in rural areas and urban areas. •Recent studies have shown that the effect of anthropogenic climate change has fueled the wildfire events, leading to an increase in the annual burned areas and number of events. •California is one of the places having the most deadliest and destructive wildfire seasons. With the global warming effect of 1°C since 1850, the 20 largest wildfires events that have occurred in California, 8 of them were in 2017. (Center For Climate And Energy Solutions) •Climate change is primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels which increase the frequency and severity of wildfires. (California Air Resources Board)

Comments

This poster, first place winner for group projects, was presented at the 35th Semi-Annual Dr. Janet Liou-Mark Honors & Undergraduate Research Poster Presentation, Dec. 2, 2021. Mentor: Prof. Jiehao Huang (Mathematics).