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Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat
Even in its native
Argentina, the fire ant wins
in head-to-head competition
with other ant species more
than three-quarters of the
time. ... > full story
First Detailed Look At Progress Of A Wildland-urban Fire
To better understand
increasingly prevelant
Wildland-Urban Interface
(WUI) fires -- and how best
to prevent or fight them --
researchers have issued an
... > full story
In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
The recent increase in area
burned by wildfires in the
Western United States is a
product not of higher
temperatures or longer fire
... > full story
Fire Mitigation Work In Western US Misplaced, Says New Study
Only 11 percent of wildfire
mitigation efforts
undertaken as a result of a
long-term federal
fuels-reduction program to
... > full story
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Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming
July 8, 2009 — Widely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon to help offset ... > full story -
Repeated Fire And Drought: A Menace For Mediterranean Forests
May 26, 2009 — Is fire an enemy of Mediterranean forests or a natural regulating factor of the ecosystem? What is the effect of climate change on the interactions? Researchers have found that it is a question of ... > full story -
Climate Adds Fuel To Asian Wildfire Emissions
May 10, 2009 — In the last decade, Asian farmers have cleared tens of thousands of square miles of forests to accommodate the world's growing demand for palm oil, an increasingly popular food ingredient. Ancient ... > full story -
Gene Altering Chemicals Found In Forest Fire Smoke
May 2, 2009 — Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest that smoldering fires may produce more ... > full story -
Cousin Of The 'Ice That Burns' Emerges As Greener New Way To Fight Fires
May 1, 2009 — Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new type of ice that may provide a more efficient, environmentally-friendly method for putting out fires, including out-of control blazes that ... > full story -
Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought
April 29, 2009 — Fire's potent and pervasive effects on ecosystems and on many Earth processes, including climate change, have been underestimated. Fire is a response to a warming climate -- and is also a driver of ... > full story -
Plants Could Override Climate Change Effects On Wildfires
April 22, 2009 — The increase in warmer and drier climates predicted to occur under climate change scenarios has led many scientists to also predict a global increase in the number of wildfires. But a new study shows ... > full story -
Reserves Found To Be 'Effective Tool' For Reducing Fires In Brazilian Rainforests
April 14, 2009 — Rainforest reserves -- even those disturbed by roads -- provide an important buffer against fires that are devastating parts of the Brazilian Amazon, according to a new ... > full story -
Climate Change Effects In California
April 12, 2009 — A new report suggests that climate changes are poised to affect virtually every sector of the state of California's economy and most of its ecosystems. Loss of agricultural land and increased risk of ... > full story -
Climate Change To Spur Rapid Shifts In Wildfire Hotspots, Analysis Finds
April 8, 2009 — Climate change will bring about major shifts in worldwide fire patterns, and those changes are coming fast, according to a new ... > full story
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