Cong Yin

Cong Yin is a fire researcher at the University of California, Merced, known for his work on the effects of climate change on fire weather patterns. He is the lead author of a significant study published in 'Science Advances' that revealed a nearly tripling of global synchronous fire weather days over the past 45 years, attributing more than half of this increase to human-caused climate change. His research highlights the growing challenges of managing wildfires in an era of climate crisis.