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Trees Facilitate Wildfires As A Way To Protect Their Habitat
Fire is often thought of
something that trees should
be protected from, but a new
study suggests that some
trees may themselves
contribute to the likelihood
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Sensing Disasters From Space: 'Earth Binoculars' See Our Planet Through An Astral Lens
An Israeli researcher's
"hyperspectral remote
sensor" combines
sophisticated sensors in
orbit with sensors on the
... > full story
Plants' Response To Fire Tested
Researchers in Spain have
developed a new method for
identifying the flammability
of plant species by using a
device that measures how
construction materials react
to fire. The technique can
... > full story
Pollution From California Wildfires Spreads Across The United States
Beginning August 26, 2009,
and continuing into
September 2009, a large
wildfire in the Angeles
National Forest north of Los
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Northwestern United States Could Face More Tamarisk Aggressive Invasive Plant By Century's End
September 30, 2009 — If future warming trends that scientists have projected are realized, one of the country's most aggressive exotic plants will have the potential to invade more US land area, according to a new study. ... > full story -
World's Last Great Forest Under Threat: New Study
August 25, 2009 — The world's last remaining "pristine" forest -- the boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern countries -- is under increasing threat, a team of international ... > full story -
Controlling Red Imported Fire Ants Two Ways
August 21, 2009 — Two separate strategies for reducing the spread of red imported fire ants (RIFA) are being combined by scientists as part of a strategy that could potentially add to the arsenal against this ... > full story -
Unmanned Aircraft Map Northern Wildfires
August 10, 2009 — Staff from Poker Flat Research Range have traveled north to assist fire personnel in mapping Interior Alaska's Crazy Mountain Complex fires with unmanned aircraft. The team is stationed at Mile 145 ... > full story -
Large Trees Declining In Yosemite National Park, U.S.
August 3, 2009 — Large trees have declined in Yosemite National Park during the 20th century, and warmer climate conditions may play a role. The number of large-diameter trees in the park declined 24 percent between ... > full story -
Scientists Expect Wildfires To Increase As Climate Warms In Coming Decades
July 29, 2009 — As the climate warms in the coming decades, atmospheric scientists expect that the frequency of wildfires will increase in many regions. The spike in the number of fires could also adversely affect ... > full story -
Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat
July 14, 2009 — Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the ... > full story -
Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming
July 12, 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 -
First Detailed Look At Progress Of A Wildland-Urban Fire
July 4, 2009 — To better understand increasingly prevelant Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires -- and how best to prevent or fight them -- researchers have issued an in-depth case study on fire behavior and ... > full story -
In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
July 1, 2009 — The recent increase in area burned by wildfires in the Western United States is a product not of higher temperatures or longer fire seasons alone, but a complex relationship between climate and fuels ... > full story
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