b'Wild\x1fre Risk Across the United States2021 OUTLOOKFIGURE 7. Wild\x1dre Risk: 2021 Outlookhttps://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/accuweather-2021-us-wild\x1dre-season-forecast/939026High heat causes cows to eat less, produce less milk,patterns that help spread wildres. Changes in and mature slower. Livestock in general may requireprecipitation patterns can also increase the risk of re. more innovative vet care as conditions change. DeclineFor example, wet springs can promote the growth in sh population may also result from warmer streamof underbrush, which then dries out during drier conditions and reduced ows.20 periods and creates extra fuel for res. Furthermore, past successes in re suppression have paradoxically Climate change is also expected to lead to increasesresulted in large fuel loads that are now susceptible to in the occurrence of natural hazards that aictburning. Prescribed burns and backburns can help to agricultural production. Flood risks are up 290% due toreduce the risk of these fuel loads. 23climatic changesthe fourth largest increase in ood risk in the nation. More properties, including farmlandUltimately, as climatic conditions continue to change, are at risk and ood insurance is expected to increase.21 the ability of producers to adapt to change is vital. Floods may delay the planting of crops, impact theSome of these responses may include varying types of crops that can be planted, and ruin crops thatcrops, adjusting inputs as needed (changing pest are already in the ground, crippling harvests.22 management and fertilizers), and implementing new technologies and management strategies.24 As Wildres are also posing a growing threat. Wildresdepicted in Figure 9, yields have steadily improved in many areas of the Western U.S. have increasedthanks to thanks to these strategies, but severe in recent years (see Figure 7) and Idaho typicallyweather events continue to thwart these gains.25experiences some of the worst res nationally. Major wildre seasons for the state occur every 7 to 10 yearsAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY on average, with 2012 being the last signicant burnADVANCEMENTS AFFECTING season when 1.3 million acres of Idaho land burnedIDAHO AGRICULTURE(see Figure 8). 23Although agriculture may be slower than other Hotter, drier conditions make vegetation moresectors of the infrastructure to adopt new susceptible to burning and changes in global windtechnologies, new applications to increase yields patterns have resulted in faster, abnormal windand lower input costs have been developed and 24 I D A H O I N F R A S T R U C T U R E G U I D E B O O K'