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Categories: Environmental: Wildfires, Geoscience: Geology
Published Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot's role in climate change
(via sciencedaily.com) New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will help clear up a long-time weak spot in earth system models, enabling more accurate forecasting of global climate change.
Published Cats injured in wildfires at risk of deadly blood clots
(via sciencedaily.com) Cats injured in California wildfires are at risk of forming deadly blood clots, according to new research.
Published California's trees are dying, and might not be coming back
(via sciencedaily.com) The State of California is banking on its forests to help reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But that element of the state's climate-change solution arsenal may be in jeopardy, as new research reports that trees in California's mountain ranges and open spaces are dying from wildfires and other pressures -- and fewer new trees are filling the void.
Published California's Dixie Fire shows impact of legacy effects, prescribed burns
(via sciencedaily.com) The 2021 Dixie Fire burned over nearly 1 million acres in California and cost $637 million to suppress, making it the largest and most expensive wildfire to contain in state history. Fire history largely determined how severely the wildfire burned, and low-severity fire treatments had the largest impact on reducing the worst effects of the fire, according to a research team.
Published Study reveals an unprecedented change in Europe's fire regime
(via sciencedaily.com) A study reveals an unprecedented change in the fire regime in Europe which is related to climate change. The affected areas are in Southern, Central and Northern Europe but this historical change in Europe's fire regime is more intense in the Mediterranean area.
Published Climate change will increase chances of wildfire globally -- but humans can still help reduce the risk
(via sciencedaily.com) New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change -- but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts. The study shows that anthropogenic climate change is a 'push' factor that enhances the risk of wildfires globally.
Published Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth's worst mass extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) New research reveals that wildfires may have been a key contributor to the total collapse of land ecosystems during Earth's worst mass extinction event over 250 million years ago.
Published Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S.
(via sciencedaily.com) Intense heat in the southwestern United States broke records last summer partly because it hit in tandem with an unusually severe drought, finds a new study measuring for the first time how the two extreme weather events dangerously interacted in real time.
Published Insight into past--and future--of Western US wildfires
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study examines the context surrounding the fires and offers insight into the historical role of large, high-severity fires -- and the future of wildfires -- west of the Cascades.
Published Wildfire smoke exposure negatively impacts dairy cow health
(via sciencedaily.com) Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect everything from human life and health to air quality, biodiversity, and land use. The US dairy industry is not exempt from these effects. The Western states, where wildfires are especially prevalent, are home to more than two million dairy cows that produce more than 25% of the nation's milk. A new report examines how dairy cattle in the Western United States may be affected by unique air pollutants from wildfire smoke.
Published Earliest record of wildfires provide insights to Earth's past vegetation and oxygen levels
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source While wildfires over recent years have raged across much of the western United States and pose significant hazards to wildlife and local populations, wildfires have been a long-standing part of Earth's systems without the influence of humans for hundreds of millions of years.
Published New fire shelter prototypes could buy time for wildfire firefighters
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Temperatures inside new wildfire shelter prototypes remained within survival limits for longer, and the shelters took longer to break open, compared with an industry standard.