Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire
A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be.
A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be.
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2024
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Fighting woody plant encroachment with prescribed burns may be more effective than land managers previously thought.
Environment
Jun 14, 2024
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On a cool, cloudy morning one day last week, Albert Rivas approached a pile of dry wood in the Angeles National Forest and set it on fire.
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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Prescribed fire, which mimics natural fire regimes, can help improve forest health and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire. But this management tool is underused in the fire-prone U.S. West and Baja California, ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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A pair of giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and when they were discovered months later, it was unknown whether one of them would survive.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2023
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Washington firefighters now have more planning time and a longer season to ignite the controlled burns they use to prevent massive wildfires threatening landscapes and homes and blanketing the state in choking smoke.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 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
Jul 13, 2023
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North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a new computer model to allow fire managers to map current fire risk in Everglades National Park and across South Florida daily. The new modeling tool, ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2023
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The worker stabbed the loamy soil with a hoedad, dropped in a delicate sequoia seedling and tamped the dirt tight around it. As he moved on to the next spot, and then the next, the hillside of the Alder Creek Grove slowly ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2023
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Two historic giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and one of them may not survive, park officials and tree enthusiasts agree.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2023
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