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Published Climate change will increase wildfire risk and lengthen fire seasons
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Wildfires are some of the most destructive natural disasters in the country, threatening lives, dest ...
Published Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately...
Published Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where ...
Published Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth, mortality - Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth, Mortality
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Smoke particulates from wildfires could cause between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost betw ...
Published Wildfire, drought cause $11.2 billion in damage to private timberland in three Pacific states, study finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in Californi ...
Published Wildfires linked to surge in mental health-related emergency department visits
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new studyshows wildfires lead to an increase of anxiety-related emergency department visits in the ...
Published Study finds drought fuels invasive species after wildfires
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists uncover the intricate dance between drought, wildfires and invasive species in Southern C ...
Published CO2 worsens wildfires by helping plants grow
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the s...
Published Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and dri ...
Published A mechanistic and probabilistic method for predicting wildfires - A Mechanistic and Probabilistic Method for Predicting Wildfires
(via sciencedaily.com) In the event of dry weather and high winds, power system-ignited incidents are more likely to develo...
Published Improved wildfire smoke model identifies areas for public health intervention
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Canadian wildfires of June 2023 exposed a large portion of the Northeastern United States to unp ...
Published Dry lightning can spark wildfires even under wetter conditions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren't so dry, a study has found. These c...
Published Decade-long Amazon rainforest burn yields new insight into wildfires - Decade-long Amazon Rainforest Burn Yields New Insight into Wildfires
(via sciencedaily.com) The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yield...
Published Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more lik ...
Published Controlled burns help prevent wildfires; Climate change is limiting their use
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires for w...
Published Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change than other extreme weather events, study finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate cha ...
Published Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific island wildfires past and present
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source 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
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Most wildfires in boreal forests, such as those in Canada, are caused by lightning strikes, accordin ...
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
(via sciencedaily.com) A research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur i...
Published Three things to know: Climate change's impact on extreme-weather events
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of ex...