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Northern wildfires threaten runaway climate change, study reveals
Climate change is causing wildfires to burn more fiercely, pumping more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study to be published in Nature Geoscience this week. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 05, 2010 |
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Fire forecast technology could help rescue teams save lives
Fires in homes and offices could be tackled more efficiently using technology that predicts how a blaze will spread.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Fire fighters, medics at greater risk of MRSA exposure than general public
Firefighters and medics may be, perhaps not surprisingly, at a higher risk for carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) than the average person, according to results from a new study conducted ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2010 |
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As Arctic temperatures rise, tundra fires increase, researchers find
In September, 2007, the Anaktuvuk River Fire burned more than 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope, doubling the area burned in that region since record keeping began in 1950. A new analysis ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Engineers test effects of fire on steel structures
Researchers at Purdue University are studying the effects of fire on steel structures, such as buildings and bridges, using a one-of-a-kind heating system and a specialized laboratory for testing large beams ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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NIST releases draft report on South Carolina furniture fire study
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air ...
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Study: Mountain vegetation impacted by climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change has had a significant effect on mountain vegetation at low elevations in the past 60 years, according to a study done by the University of California at Davis, the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Old logging practices linked to high erosion rates
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Oregon researchers say the landscape of the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest is threatened by old logging and road-building practices; recent fires and rains have produced erosion ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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NIST residential fire study education kit now available
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Association of Fire Fighters have prepared an educational resource for fire chiefs, firefighters, and public ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Ultrafine air particles may increase firefighters' risk for heart disease
Firefighters are exposed to potentially dangerous levels of ultrafine particulates at the time they are least likely to wear protective breathing equipment. Because of this, researchers believe firefighters may face an increased ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Image: Twitchell canyon fire
The Expedition 24 crew aboard the International Space Station photographed the Twitchell Canyon Fire in central Utah on Sept. 20.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Colorado's 'Reservoir Road Fire' can be seen from space
NASA's Aqua satellite flies around the Earth twice a day and captures visible and infrared imagery. On Sept. 12 at 19:20 UTC (3:20 p.m. EDT), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Satellites reveal Russian fires worst in 14 years
(PhysOrg.com) -- More wildfires have burned around the Russian capital this year than in the last decade and a half, according to sensors aboard ESA's observation satellites. The forest and peat bog fires ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
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NASA satellite data aid United Nations' ability to detect global fire hotspots
In the midst of a difficult fire season in many parts of the world, the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a new online fire detection system that will help firefighters and ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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The forest paradox during heatwaves
Comparatively speaking, forests initially have a weaker cooling effect during heatwaves than open grassland. This is revealed in a study that could help refine models for weather and climate forecasts. Moreover, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 06, 2010 |
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