# San Diego State University

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-01**: Research published in Nature — The study analyzing more than 17,000 watersheds across 11 Western states was published and reported by the Mountain West News Bureau.
- **1940**: Study's wildfire record begins — Researchers tracked wildfire patterns in Western watersheds dating back to 1940, establishing a historical baseline for the Nature study.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Wildfire burn area nearly doubles to 9.1% in watersheds serving 100K+ people
2026-10-02 00:09:55 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

New research in Nature finds wildfire burn area in Western watersheds serving more than 100,000 people nearly doubled to 9.1% annually since a late 20th-century shift. The steepest increases hit forested, high-runoff ranges like Utah's Wasatch and Uinta Mountains and the southern Rockies. For climate and water managers, the findings link wildfire policy directly to water-security and source-water protection.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/wildfire-burn-watersheds-100k-people-2026

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