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Electronic Nose Sniffs Hazards
March 18, 2009 — An advanced sensor and data processing used to monitor air quality inside space station is now being used in an innovative fire protection system for Stockholm's metro ... > full story -
Summer Burning May Be Option For Pasture Maintenance
March 4, 2009 — The greater duration of heat in a summer-prescribed burn provides more effective management of encroaching woody or cactus species on rangeland, scientists report. Controlling encroachments of ... > full story -
Experimental Fire Provides Knowledge About Damage After Forest Fires
February 26, 2009 — An experimental fire that was deliberately set in Portugal has provided researchers in the Netherlands with the first information about the soil erosion that occurs after forest fires. A research ... > full story -
Wildfires: Why California Should Consider Australia's 'Prepare, Stay And Defend' Policy
February 26, 2009 — As debate rages over the safety of the Australian policy of encouraging willing and able residents to stay and defend their property from wildfires, fire researchers say that the strategy is worth ... > full story -
Human Role In Indonesian Forest Fires Traced
February 22, 2009 — Severe fires in Indonesia -- responsible for some of the worst air quality conditions worldwide -- are linked not only to drought, but also to changes in land use and population density, according to ... > full story -
Violent Computer Games Have Role In Fire Safety
February 3, 2009 — The software code underlying violent computer games can be used to train people in fire safety, new academic research has found. Commercial games such as Doom 3 and Half Life 2 can be used to build ... > full story -
12,900 Years Ago: North American Comet Impact Theory Disproved
January 26, 2009 — New data disproves the recent theory that a large comet exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that traveled across North America at hundreds of kilometers per hour and ... > full story -
Global Warming: Tree Deaths Have Doubled Across The Western U.S.
January 22, 2009 — A new study led by the US Geological Survey and involving the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates tree deaths in the West's old-growth forests have more than doubled in recent decades, likely ... > full story -
Slight Changes In Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses
January 16, 2009 — Slight changes in climate may trigger major abrupt ecosystem responses that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely ... > full story -
Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests In 2009 Identified
January 12, 2009 — Ecologists have identified the invasive plant species they believes pose the biggest threats to southern forest ecosystems in ... > full story
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