With global warming being a large contributing factor, frequency of wildfires in the Western United States is increasing and there will be longer fire seasons. When early spring runoff begins earlier on, summer heat increases at a faster rate and last longer going into fall. The Western forest becomes very dry and more susceptible to fires within a month after snowmelt, witch is melting about 1 to 4 weeks earlier than it used to 50 years ago. Summertime temperatures in the area are expected to be 3.6 to 9 degrees higher mid-21st-century, increasing evaporation, while precipitation is expected to to decrees up to 15 percent. Due to dry and warm conditions, pine beetles survive better and have a more rapid life cycle, allowing widespread insect
