Climate Change Altering , Wildfire Patterns, , Increasing the Risk of Night Fires.br 'Newsweek' reports that North America is facing an br "emerging phenomenon" in which the dangerous br conditions that spawn wildfires occur during the night. .br Typically, these conditions have only existed br during the daytime, as the cooler temperatures br of night usually alleviate these conditions.br Researchers found that accumulated br fuel dryness brought on by drought br has led to fires thriving at night. .br I think it is important to bring this br emerging phenomenon to the br public to let them know that br the night might not save us, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, via 'Newsweek'.br The team's findings challenge conventional methods of br fighting wildfires, as cooler night temperatures and higher br humidity previously worked to slow wildfires' growth.br Originally, I had thought that br since nights are warming faster br than days, higher temperatures br and the associated lower relative br humidity at night would lead br to more overnight fires, Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta professor emeritus and researcher with Thompson Rivers University, via 'Newsweek'.br In the extreme cases, there would be br no difference between an overnight br burn event and daytime burning, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, via 'Newsweek'.br Researchers found that daytime br drought conditions could be used as a , "predictor of overnight burning events.".br Nighttime burning has long been br overlooked. In a warmer and drier br world, we can use daytime drought br indicators to predict the night. br More of these fires also increase br the likelihood of a catastrophic fire, Kaiwei Luo, Ph.D.