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Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say
October 24, 2007 — The catastrophic fires that are sweeping Southern California are consistent with what climate change models have been predicting for years, experts say, and they may be just a prelude to many more ... > full story -
Wildland Fire Experts Respond To Southern California Wildfires
October 24, 2007 — More than 2,000 members of the interagency wildland firefighting community mobilized through the National Interagency Coordination Center are engaged in a wide range of wildfire response efforts to ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires
October 22, 2007 — Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California. Powerful Santa Ana winds have fueled more than 10 large wildfires stretching from Santa ... > full story -
Mercury Emissions From US Fires Surprisingly High
October 17, 2007 — Fires in the US release about 30 percent as much mercury as the nation's industrial sources, according to initial estimates by NCAR scientists. Fires in Alaska, California, Oregon, Louisiana, and ... > full story -
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Controlling Fire Ants Area-Wide
October 14, 2007 — Progress is being made in coordinated efforts to halt the spread of imported fire ants, according to scientists studying this invasive pest that now inhabits more than 320 million acres in several ... > full story -
Home Fire Sprinklers Score 'A' In Cost-Benefit Study
October 11, 2007 — Sometimes life-saving technologies seem beyond the reach of the average person. If you put residential fire sprinklers in that category, think again. Economists ran the numbers. Their benefit-cost ... > full story -
Wildfires Leave Behind More Than Ashes
October 3, 2007 — The recent wildfires raging throughout the Southern California region have already caused plenty of devastation, leaving lost lives, charred homes, property destroyed and families displaced. But what ... > full story -
Greeks Get Space-Based Help In Wake Of Deadly Fires
September 21, 2007 — Cleanup and rebuilding teams responding to the devastation across Greece caused by this summer's deadly fires are getting help from space. A series of crisis map products based on satellite ... > full story -
Fast, Portable Test Promises To Help Detect Flammable Liquids In Arson
September 17, 2007 — Researchers are reporting the development of an inexpensive portable test for accurately identifying flammable liquids used in arson -- the leading cause of fires and the second leading cause of fire ... > full story -
Protecting Homes From Wildfires: New Firebrand Aids Research
September 14, 2007 — Crackling embers and glowing firebrands might make for a romantic evening in front of the fireplace, but for homeowners in high fire-risk areas, windborne fire material is the stuff of nightmares. To ... > full story
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