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Published Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks



More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned by wildfires in rece...
Published Canadian wildfires are affecting US air quality and raising health concerns



Climate-driven wildfire events are rapidly transferring harmful particulate matter containing toxic ...
Published Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada - Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada


High-severity wildfire in California's Sierra Nevada forests has nearly quintupled compared to befor...
Published Wildfire experts provide guidance for new research directions - Wildfire Experts Provide Guidance for New Research Directions


A new paper by dozens of wildfire experts across the nation highlights the need for a more strategic...
Published Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide - Wildfires in 2021 Emitted a Record-Breaking Amount of Carbon Dioxide


Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked dra...
Published Insight into past--and future--of Western US wildfires - Insight into Past--and Future--of Western US Wildfires


A new study examines the context surrounding the fires and offers insight into the historical role o...
Published California's trees are dying, and might not be coming back - California's Trees are Dying, and Might Not Be Coming Back


The State of California is banking on its forests to help reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide in th...
Published What's driving re-burns across California and the West? - What's Driving Re-burns Across California and the West?


Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive fires that s...
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 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 Scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains



Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To bet ...
Published Aerosol pollution, greenhouse gases must be reduced simultaneously to keep forest fires in check



If we want cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change, a new study shows we mus ...
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 Forest recovery after Montana's 2017 fire season - Forest Recovery After Montana's 2017 Fire Season



Researchers found thousands of seedlings growing after recent fires in Montana, especially at sites...
Published Earliest record of wildfires provide insights to Earth's past vegetation and oxygen levels - Earliest Record of Wildfires Provide Insights to Earth's Past Vegetation and Oxygen Levels



While wildfires over recent years have raged across much of the western United States and pose signi...
Published Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth's worst mass extinction - Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth's Worst Mass Extinction


New research reveals that wildfires may have been a key contributor to the total collapse of land ec...
Published Wildfires are increasingly burning California's snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink California's snowpack - Wildfires and Winter Droughts: The Impact on California's Snowpack


A research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur i...
Published Smoke particles from wildfires can erode the ozone layer - Smoke Particles from Wildfires: A Threat to the Ozone Layer


A new study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode...
Published Discovering the physics behind 300-year-old firefighting methods



Inspired by a 1725 fire engine that pumped water at larger distances and higher speeds than previous...
Published Wildfires and animal biodiversity - Wildfires and Animal Biodiversity: Understanding the Impact



Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, cha...