Search results for fire occurrence

Environment 17 hours ago

Study reveals Pacific Islanders used fire to shape landscapes

Hawaiʻi is not the only Pacific island where wildfire is a concern. Using fire histories, vegetation and soil maps, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht led new research that examined the relationships ...

Environment Mar 21, 2024

Q&A: What happened underground during the Noto Peninsula earthquake?

The Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on January 1 brought the challenges of earthquake-prone Japan back into sharp focus. With a magnitude of 7.6, surpassing the 1995 Kobe earthquake (Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake), ...

Earth Sciences Jan 29, 2024

Pollen diaries: Polar ice records preserve climate vs. human impact following Little Ice Age

Pollen can help scientists track changes in vegetation through time, as they respond to moderations of the climate, be that glaciation or deglaciation with transitions into and out of ice ages. Furthermore, it can help elucidate ...

Environment Jan 25, 2024

Alarming levels of PFAS contamination found in small coastal ecosystems

Micro-estuaries, often overlooked but vital ecosystems supporting biodiversity and enhancing human life quality in densely populated areas, play a crucial role in controlling the transfer of pollutants from land to sea. A ...

Plants & Animals Jan 23, 2024

South Africa's Agulhas long-billed lark: Adapting, surviving despite farming taking over their nesting grounds

The Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) is only found in South Africa. It builds nests on the ground mainly in Renosterveld fynbos, a type of vegetation filled with grasses and wild spring flowers that is ...

Plants & Animals Jan 19, 2024

Vines strangle forests in warm temperatures, threaten planet's cooling 'carbon sink'

As Earth records its hottest year ever, a global research collaboration has found warmer temperatures are a key driver in woody vines taking over the world's forests—threatening their vital role in helping cool the atmosphere ...

Earth Sciences Dec 21, 2023

Researchers reveal linkage between wildfire activity and abrupt climate events during the Holocene

As a major Earth system component, wildfire plays an important role in the Earth's terrestrial ecosystems and climate system, with significant impacts on the atmosphere, radiation effects, vegetation, surface properties, ...

Environment Dec 19, 2023

Grenfell should have been a wake-up call—but the UK still doesn't take fire safety seriously

In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks ...

Environment Dec 18, 2023

Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at LA County's two largest landfills

Hundreds of feet underground, in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon landfill, tons of garbage have been smoldering for months due to an enigmatic chemical reaction.

Astronomy Dec 6, 2023

NASA's Psyche delivers first images and other data

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, streaming data toward home, and ...

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