Fire Acres, approx 5 x 8 x 30"
Embroidery on silk

Fire and climate science are integrated with the annual wildfire burned area in millions of acres.

Wildfire is a natural process that has shaped many ecosystems for centuries. In a warming climate with unnaturally dense stands of young trees from past management practices, high-severity fires can create
treeless patches so large that forests are not likely to return, even given many decades or
centuries. Of the 10 years with the largest acreage burned, all have occurred since 2004, including the peak year 2015 This period coincides with many of the warmest years on record.

On the Nature of Fire was part of the Fires of Change artist/scientist project.
Other oil can graphs are here.