How are wildfire and snowfall related?

SciLine intereviewed Dr. Anne Nolin, a professor of geography at the University of Nevada, Reno, about how wildfire and snowfall are related. The relationships between snowfall and wildfires are complex. Decreases in winter snowpack (fueled by climate change) can increase the prevalence of wildfires-and wildfire-related changes in the landscape can, in turn, alter the next season’s snow melt timing and water availability.
Local reporters, this footage is freely available to use/clip/quote from in news stories. Dr. Nolin's full Q&A transcript and video for free download for your stories at: bit.ly/3UwtA1e
To jump to specific questions:
0:00:19 Introduction
0:00:49 What can you tell us about recent trends in U.S. snowpack?
0:01:24 How is climate change affecting snowpack?
0:02:25 What can you tell us about the relationship between a winter’s snowfall and the subsequent wildfire season?
0:03:08 How are snowpack trends affecting the skiing industry?
0:04:13 How does a year’s winter snowpack influence spring runoff and wildfire conditions?
0:05:00 What can you tell us about the cumulative effects of multiyear droughts on the risk of wildfires?
0:05:42 How can wildfires affect the rate of snow melt in subsequent springs?
0:06:48 After a wildfire, how do the snow conditions in a particular area change?
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Its plasma fire, electrical current under the ground causing 'wild fires'. Explain a why we have been having more fires mid-winter when its cold and raining..