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Published Unintended consequences of fire suppression
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study reveals how fire suppression ensures that wildfires will burn under extreme conditions a ...
Published Less severe forest fires can reduce intensity of future blazes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future fires, according to n ...
Published Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in uncertain future - Understanding Plants Can Boost Wildland-Fire Modeling in Uncertain Future
(via sciencedaily.com) A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics,...
Published Without aggressive climate action, U.S. property values will take a hit from escalating wildfire risk and tree mortality, study finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Research attempts to quantify the value of U.S. property at risk in forested areas exposed to increa...
Published Wildfires in wet African forests have doubled in recent decades
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west Af...
Published Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to sev...
Published Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned -- or thinned
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques -- pr...
Published 2020 extreme weather event that brought fires and snow to western US
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 brough ...
Published An early warning system for joint heat and ozone extremes in China
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have identified large-scale climate patterns that could be used to predict the co-occurre...
Published Using machine learning to help monitor climate-induced hazards - Using Machine Learning to Help Monitor Climate-Induced Hazards
(via sciencedaily.com) Combining satellite technology with machine learning may allow scientists to better track and prepar...
Published Largest historic fire death toll belongs to aftermath of 1923 Japan Earthquake
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fires that raged in the days following the 1 September 1923 magnitude 7.9 Kant earthquake killed rou...
Published Climate change isn't producing expected increase in atmospheric moisture over dry regions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The warming climate has not lead to an expected increase in atmospheric moisture over arid and semi-...
Published The kids aren't alright: Saplings reveal how changing climate may undermine forests
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers studied how young trees respond to a hotter, drier climate. Their findings can help shap...
Published A fifth of California's Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them - A Fifth of California's Sierra Nevada Conifer Forests are Stranded in Habitats That Have Grown Too Warm for Them
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don't suit t...
Published Global connections between El Nino events, drought - Global Connections Between El Nino Events and Drought
(via sciencedaily.com) A team of researchers recently discovered that global climate change is causing general increases in...
Published Climate change likely to uproot more Amazon trees - Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees
(via sciencedaily.com) Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also sub...
Published Atmospheric research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change signal associated with CO2 increases - Atmospheric Research Provides Clear Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Change Signal Associated with CO2 Increases
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research provides clear evidence of a human 'fingerprint' on climate change and shows that speci...
Published Fathoming the hidden heatwaves that threaten coral reefs - Fathoming the Hidden Heatwaves That Threaten Coral Reefs
(via sciencedaily.com) The severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) that are increasingly impacting ocean ecosystems, including...
Published Shift to 'flash droughts' as climate warms - Shift to 'Flash Droughts' as Climate Warms
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source 'Flash droughts' have become more frequent due to human-caused climate change and this trend is pred...
Published Climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses - Climate Risk Insurance: An Effective Solution to Mitigate Economic Losses
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Global warming is expected to lead to an accumulation of particularly intense hurricanes in the Unit...