The scars on the trees left by fires hundreds of years ago help scientists understand the past trends of forest fires across North America and to give clues to the way the flames could take place with additional climate change.
Fire scars are small wounds made when the fires burn near the trees but do not kill them. They provide rich details on past forest fires and their underlying causes, says Chris GUITERMAN At the University of Colorado, Boulder.
“For dendrochronologists examining fire scars, each …
