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Published Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth, mortality - Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth, Mortality



Smoke particulates from wildfires could cause between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost betw...
Published Cattle grazing with virtual fencing shows potential to create wildfire fuel breaks, study finds - Cattle Grazing with Virtual Fencing: A Promising Solution for Wildfire Fuel Breaks


The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush rangelands has the potential to cre...
Published Almost half of koala habitats will be under high bushfire threat by 2070


The research team generated a series of fire susceptibility maps. These show the proportion of Austr...
Published What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It's not what scientists thought



Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating...
Published Wildfires have erased two decades' worth of air quality gains in western United States



A new study concludes that wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased...
Published Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface



Fires that devastate wildland-urban interface areas are becoming more common around the globe, a tre ...
Published New York City's fireworks display prompts temporary surge of air pollution



In 2023, roughly 60,000 firework shells exploded above Manhattan's East River as part of Macy's Four...
Published Study reveals an unprecedented change in Europe's fire regime - Study Reveals an Unprecedented Change in Europe's Fire Regime


A study reveals an unprecedented change in the fire regime in Europe which is related to climate cha...
Published Western U.S. wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller, researchers find - Western U.S. Wildfire Smoke Plumes Are Getting Taller, Researchers Find


In recent years the plumes of smoke crawling upward from Western wildfires have trended taller, with...
Published New AI system predicts how to prevent wildfires - New AI System Predicts How to Prevent Wildfires


A machine learning model can evaluate the effectiveness of different management strategies. ABSTRACT...
Published Wildfires disproportionately affect the poor - Wildfires Disproportionately Affect the Poor


With fires raging from California to Alaska, the 2022 wildfire season is off to a violent start. It'...
Published Land in a cyclone's wake becomes more vulnerable to forest fires - Land in a Cyclone's Wake: Vulnerability to Forest Fires



The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, a...
Published Major fires an increasing risk as the air gets thirstier, research shows - Major Fires: An Increasing Risk as the Air Gets Thirstier


Greater atmospheric demand for water means a dramatic increase in the risk of major fires in global...
Published Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of Southern Appalachian mountains - Bird Diversity Increased in Severely Burned Forests of Southern Appalachian Mountains


A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned b ...
Published Western wildfires destroying more homes per square mile burned - Western Wildfires: A Growing Threat to Homes and Communities


Between 2010 and 2020, human ignitions started 76% of the Western wildfires that destroyed structure...
Published Extreme fires and heavy rainfall driving platypuses from their homes



Australia's emerging pattern of severe mega bushfires and heavy rainfall may be driving platypuses f...
Published Fuel treatments reduce future wildfire severity



There is a common belief that prescribed burning, thinning trees, and clearing underbrush reduce ris...
Published Dry lightning sparks some of the most destructive and costly wildfires in California - Dry Lightning Sparks Some of the Most Destructive and Costly Wildfires in California


Researchers have developed the first long-term climatology of dry lightning -- lightning which occur...
Published Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot's role in climate change - Wildfire-Smoke Observations Fill Gap in Estimating Soot's Role in Climate Change


New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will h...
Published Climate change will increase chances of wildfire globally -- but humans can still help reduce the risk - Climate Change Will Increase Chances of Wildfire Globally -- But Humans Can Still Help Reduce the Risk


New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change -- but als...