The forest fire hazard is high in the western portions of the region and low to moderate in the eastern portions of the region. Rain is in the forecast tomorrow for the southern half of the region. Ontario has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest ...
We used a 250 m resolution map of the United States forest types [54] (https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/forest_type/ (accessed on 10 June 2022)) to investigate the Lightning Ignition Efficiency (LIE; i.e., the number of fires ignited per lightning) in the main forest ...