How much and how long a severely burned Pacific Northwest mountain landscape stays blanketed in winter snow is a key factor in the return of vegetation, research by Oregon State University and the University of Nevada, Reno ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2021
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Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest are burning more frequently and expansively than in the recent past, prompting researchers and fire managers to question ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2022
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Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a grayish smog enveloped the region.
Environment
Oct 31, 2023
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Naturalist John Muir called the Sierra Nevada "the Range of Light." But a more ominous nickname, "the Range of Fire," may lie ahead, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine. By 2040, as humans ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Firefighters have reported that Western wildfires are starting earlier in the morning and dying down later at night, hampering their ability to recover and regroup before the next day's flareup.
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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The recent discovery of two assassin spiders found living in a remnant patch of long unburnt habitat in Kangaroo Island have given new hope for the future of the ancient species after it was feared that they had become extinct.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2021
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Quokkas are more than the "happiest animal in the world."
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2023
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Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this year, authorities said.
Environment
Aug 24, 2021
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2024
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The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the state's dry terrain, whipped up on Sunday by strong winds and lightning storms.
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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