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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 New methodology helps predict soil recovery after wildfires - New Methodology Helps Predict Soil Recovery After Wildfires


A team of investigators devised a new methodology to enable predictions of how plant growth and wate...
Published Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24



Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more lik ...
Published By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire


Ecological disturbances like wildfires disrupt microbial communities. Researchers found that dispers ...
Published Controlled burns help prevent wildfires; Climate change is limiting their use



Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires for w...
Published Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%



High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U ...
Published Warmer stream temperatures in burned-over Oregon watershed didn't result in fewer trout - Warmer Stream Temperatures in Burned-Over Oregon Watershed Didn't Result in Fewer Trout


The number of trout in a southern Oregon stream system showed no decline one year after a fire burne...
Published Despite fears to the contrary, Canadian wildfire smoke exposure was not much worse than a bad pollen day in New York City



New Yorkers can apparently breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. Their exposure to the smoke i...
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 New way to spot beetle-killed spruce can help forest, wildfire managers



A new machine-learning system can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show lo...
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 Wildfire smoke exposure negatively impacts dairy cow health - Wildfire Smoke Exposure Negatively Impacts Dairy Cow Health


Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect ...
Published Pollutants from burning structures linger in waterways post-wildfire - Pollutants from Burning Structures Linger in Waterways Post-Wildfire


As the frequency of wildfires has increased, so have pollutants in the waters from burned watersheds ...
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 Cats injured in wildfires at risk of deadly blood clots - Cats Injured in Wildfires at Risk of Deadly Blood Clots


Cats injured in California wildfires are at risk of forming deadly blood clots, according to new res ...
Published In the wake of a wildfire, embers of change in cognition and brain function linger - In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger


Five years after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, researchers docu ...
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...