Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. At the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2023
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A huge wildfire was raging out of control through the environmentally sensitive Mojave Desert on Monday, with "fire whirls" threatening the Joshua trees that are found almost entirely in the southwestern United States.
Environment
Jul 31, 2023
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Wildfires have shaped the environment for millennia, but they are increasing in frequency, range and intensity in response to a hotter climate. The phenomenon is being incorporated into high-resolution simulations of the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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Fires in riparian zones within the tropical savannas of northern Australia affect the breeding success and survival of endangered, purple-crowned fairy-wrens.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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Fanned by strong winds and record temperatures, wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes recently spread from the hilly interior to the densely populated coastline with astonishing speed, leaving authorities with the daunting ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2023
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Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as the prime minister warned that the heat-battered nation was "at war" with several wildfires and spoke of three difficult days ahead.
Environment
Jul 24, 2023
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Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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In 2020, one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County raged across the San Gabriel Mountains, scorching more than 115,000 acres, damaging or destroying over 150 structures, and raining ash and smoke down on pandemic-weary ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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Wildfires have become a hot topic in Canada this year—and for good reason. Thousands of Canadians have been evacuated from their homes. Millions have experienced smoky skies and air quality advisories. More hectares of ...
Environment
Jul 17, 2023
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They are called "the Orphans" and they have stood side by side in what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park for more than five centuries.
Plants & Animals
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