Forest fires: a record year
As the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to a close, attention is turning to how to prevent such infernos happening again.
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Dec 27, 2023
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California wildfires burn into groves of giant sequoia trees
California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests, though cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep the flames away from a famous cluster containing ...
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Sep 18, 2021
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Climate teleconnection tied to global fires identified
An international team of climate scientists has identified a climate teleconnection associated with increased fire activity around the world. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, the group used ...
China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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Dec 22, 2023
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Predicting the spread of wildfires through computer simulations
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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Fire-adapted insects make the most of breeding grounds sterilized by wildfires
With a rise in the number of wildfires in Saskatchewan and beyond each year, burnt landscapes stripped of plant life are becoming more common. Most creatures find a burnt environment uninhabitable, but a University of Saskatchewan ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2022
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AI-based model that predicts extreme wildfire danger
Raging wildfires occurring worldwide have caused tremendous economic damage and loss of life. Knowing when and where a widespread fire could happen in advance can improve fire prevention and resource allocation. However, ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2022
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Nanoscale material offers new way to control fire
High-temperature flames are used to create a wide variety of materials—but once you start a fire, it can be difficult to control how the flame interacts with the material you are trying to process. Researchers have now ...
Nanophysics
Aug 14, 2023
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Climate change and fires: Bolivia's forests in peril
The road through San Matias, Bolivia, is a no man's land. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of once lush forest are now a wasteland of twisted, carbonized tree stumps.
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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Can we save our sequoias and fire lilies from climate change?
Standing in a sunlit grove of stately giant sequoias is a simultaneously humbling and uplifting experience. Dwarfed by the world's largest living organisms, some of which have stood since the fall of ancient Egypt and the ...
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Jan 25, 2022
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