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Category: wildfire

climate change / Earth and Environment / forests / trees / wildfire

Dead trees on forest floor helped fuel Sierra Nevada fire

Old dead trees on the forest floor are a chief fuel driving wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, a study of the KNP Complex Fire shows.

artificial intelligence / Earth and Environment / Hawaii / maps / wildfire

AI-powered maps could guide Maui fire recovery

Detailed maps of the devastating fires in Maui could guide where postfire remediation activities should be prioritized.

Earth and Environment / forests / nitrogen / wildfire

Wildfires, soil emissions increase air pollution in remote forests

Nitrogen dioxide levels are on the rise in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a new study.

agriculture / air pollution / dementia / emissions / Health and Medicine / wildfire

Wildfire, farming air pollution may be worst for your brain

Wildfires and agriculture and farming emissions may be the top sources of air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia, research finds.

Earth and Environment / lightning / weather / wildfire

Dry lightning can spark wildfire even when it’s wet

Dry lightning can spark wildfires even when conditions are wet, according to a new study.

Earth and Environment / lightning / weather / wildfire

Dry lightning can spark wildfire even when it’s wet

Dry lightning can spark wildfires even when conditions are wet, according to a new study.

Health and Medicine / lung cancer / surgery / wildfire

Wildfire exposure after lung cancer surgery lowers survival

People exposed to a wildfire within a year after having lung cancer surgery have significantly lower chances of survival, researchers report.

Health and Medicine / lung cancer / surgery / wildfire

Wildfire exposure after lung cancer surgery lowers survival

People exposed to a wildfire within a year after having lung cancer surgery have significantly lower chances of survival, researchers report.

biodiversity / Earth and Environment / ecosystems / resilience / wildfire

Resilient animals returned quickly after 2018 megafire

Just months after the 2018 Mendocino fire, animals began returning. “We were surprised that many species seem to be resistant [to the impacts of the fire].”

Earth and Environment / Featured / Health and Medicine / pollution / smoke / wildfire

What are the dangers of wildfire smoke?

After wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed the East Coast of the US, experts explain the serious health risks smoke poses.

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