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Engineers Predict How Fire Spreads in Warehouses
February 2, 2011 — Engineers have made a breakthrough discovery that could help ease these situations by predicting where and how quickly initial fires spread in ... > full story -
Persistent Drought to Linger Across Southern United States
January 22, 2011 — While wet and snowy weather has dominated the western U.S., persistent drought conditions are likely to linger in the Southern Plains and Southeast through mid to late spring, according to NOAA's ... > full story -
Radiometer Finds Sources of Fire
January 10, 2011 — Forest fires usually spread out of control very quickly. Fires that produce a lot of smoke are particularly challenging for the emergency services, because the source of the fire is then especially ... > full story -
Early Settlers Rapidly Transformed New Zealand Forests With Fire
December 13, 2010 — New research indicates that the speed of early forest clearance following human colonization of the South Island of New Zealand was much faster and more intense than previously ... > full story -
Fire Disaster in Israel Is a Typical Example of Expected Climate Change Effects in the Mediterranean
December 8, 2010 — The fire disaster in the Carmel Mountains near Haifa is a typical example of climate change effect and a taste of the future, says a researcher. Ten years ago he had warned of expected climatic ... > full story -
MOTIVE Case Studies Look for the Best Adaptive Management Options
December 8, 2010 — What do North Karelian forests in Finland have in common with the Montafon Valley in Austria? Both areas are increasingly affected by increasingly strong winds causing serious damage. Wind, drought ... > full story -
Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change, Study Reveals
December 5, 2010 — A new study reveals that fires in the Alaskan interior have become more severe in the last decade, resulting in more carbon being released than is being stored. About half the world's soil carbon is ... > full story -
Fire Forecast Technology Could Help Rescue Teams Save Lives
November 29, 2010 — Fires in homes and offices could be tackled more efficiently using technology that predicts how a blaze will ... > full story -
California's Controlled Fires Boost Biodiversity
November 23, 2010 — In certain ecosystems, such as the mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada region of the western United States, fires are a natural and essential occurrence for maintaining forest health. However, ... > full story -
As Arctic Temperatures Rise, Tundra Fires Increase
November 17, 2010 — The Anaktuvuk River Fire in 2007 burned over 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope, doubling the area burned in that region since record keeping began in 1950. A new analysis ... > full story
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