Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes.
Environment
Dec 20, 2011
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Wildfires, which send hot flames and smoke high into the air, create black carbon emissions associated with climate change and risk to human health. Carbon emissions from wildfires in the contiguous U.S. are expected to increase ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2015
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Wildlife officials say an endangered squirrel subspecies in southeastern Arizona is fighting its way back after much of its mountain habitat was burned by a 2017 wildfire.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2019
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(Phys.org) —The massive wildfires that recently raged through the Northwest carved trails of tremendous destruction. The stories of these fires—from the devastation to homes and forests to the courageous work of men and ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2013
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When a massive wildfire tears through a landscape, what happens to the animals?
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2021
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Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood—according to a review of research on global climate change and wildfire risk published today.
Environment
Jan 14, 2020
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After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains. Whiffs of that distinct smokey smell may serve as a pleasant reminder of the evening prior, but in the wake of a wildfire, that smell comes with ongoing ...
Environment
Jan 2, 2024
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Beginning August 26, 2009, and continuing into September 2009, a large wildfire in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles known as the Station Fire burned more than 140,000 acres through September 3.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2009
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Computer simulations can predict the spread of wildfires through sections of a real forest using a realistic yet computationally efficient new method to model the combustion of individual trees. The model, which accurately ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2021
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In California, a changing climate has made autumn feel more like summer, with hotter, drier weather that increases the risk of longer, more dangerous wildfire seasons, according to a new Stanford-led study.
Environment
Apr 2, 2020
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