A study spanning 10 national forests and 14 burned areas in California found that conifer seedlings were found in less than 60 percent of the study areas five to seven years after fire. Of the nearly 1,500 plots surveyed, ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2016
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If there is anything common among the 1.1 million firefighters—both career and volunteer—serving in the United States, it's that at any moment, they may be required to put their lives on the line to protect people and ...
Other
Mar 23, 2016
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After a week-long battle against more than 200 wildfires that ravaged northern Spain, local authorities and rescue services announced Tuesday that long-awaited rainfall had helped extinguish the blazes.
Environment
Dec 29, 2015
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US online giant Amazon said Thursday it was launching its streaming video service in Japan along with its Fire TV devices.
Business
Sep 24, 2015
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Wildfires that have raged in California this summer haven't just overwhelmed firefighters—they've also stumped computer models designed to predict the intensity of flames and where they'll burn.
Environment
Sep 16, 2015
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Wildfires have been ravaging large parcels of land in the West and there seems to be no end in sight for the weary Westerners.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
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New maps of two recent California megafires that combine unique data sets from the U.S. Forest Service and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are answering some of the urgent questions that follow a ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2015
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NASA's research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 50,000-square-acre region centered on the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2014
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In late July, UC Berkeley fire ecologist Scott Stephens was working in Stanislaus National Forest, gathering data on how a century had altered its character. What he saw were the signs of a clear and present danger.
Environment
Sep 12, 2014
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According to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia, a bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling along Great Northern Highway approximately 20 kilometres east of Broome, and Cape Leveque Road ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2014
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