Downslope wind-driven fires have resulted in many of the wildfire disasters western United States and represent a unique hazard to infrastructure human life. We analyze co-occurrence wildfires downslope winds across (US) during 1992–2020. accounted for 13.4% 11.9% burned area US yet majority local portions southern California, central Washington, front range Rockies. These were predominantly ig...

First posted April 7, 2022 For additional information, contact: Associate Director, Ecosystems Mission AreaU.S. Geological Survey12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 300Reston, VA 20192 Migration is widespread across taxonomic groups and increasingly recognized as fundamental to maintaining abundant wildlife populations communities. Many ungulate herds migrate the western United States access food av...