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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 Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur



A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where...
Published Researchers design model that predicts which buildings will survive wildfire - Researchers Design Model That Predicts Which Buildings Will Survive Wildfire


Wildfires may seem unpredictable, leaving random ruin in their wake. Engineers have now developed a...
Published Bushfire safe rooms may save lives - Bushfire Safe Rooms May Save Lives


Researchers have built and tested a bushfire safe room that exceeds current Australian standards and...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire



Researchers analyzed more than 500,000 motion-sensor camera trap images taken at a Northern Californ...
Published Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution



The world's first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the ...
Published Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific island wildfires past and present



It’s long been understood that human settlement contributes to conditions that make Pacific Islands...
Published Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage



Most wildfires in boreal forests, such as those in Canada, are caused by lightning strikes, accordin...
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 Wildfires also impact aquatic ecosystems



Researchers have shown that the effects of wildfires are not limited to terrestrial ecosystems. Aqua...
Published Forest carbon storage has declined across much of the Western U.S., likely due to drought and fire



Forests have been embraced as a natural climate solution, due to their ability to soak up carbon dio...
Published How to apply lessons from Colorado's costliest wildfire to drinking water systems - How to Apply Lessons from Colorado's Costliest Wildfire to Drinking Water Systems


While communities and governments nationwide have been facing the impact of wildfires on drinking wa...
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...