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Firefighters Face Increased Risk For Certain Cancers
November 10, 2006 — University of Cincinnati environmental health researchers have determined that firefighters are significantly more likely to develop four different types of cancer than workers in other fields. Their ... > full story -
Firefighter Radios May Fail During High-Temp Fires
September 30, 2006 — A recently NIST study shows that first responders can't rely on their unprotected handheld radios even in routine firefighting situations, much less in higher-temperature fires, where good ... > full story -
Fire Ant-Attacking Fly Spreading Rapidly In Texas
September 27, 2006 — Parasitic flies introduced to control red imported fire ants have spread over four million acres in central and southeast Texas since the flies' introduction in 1999, researchers at the University of ... > full story -
'Imported' Pollution Tied To Poor Air Quality In Texas In 2004
September 21, 2006 — Scientists using NASA satellites and other data including computer models and ground sensors have demonstrated that pollutants traveling even thousands of miles can impact air quality. The study ... > full story -
Forest Fires A Real Concern For Areas Hit Hard By Hurricanes
September 1, 2006 — Scientists from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station will help forest managers in the Southeast quickly measure fuel loads across extensive areas of hurricane-damaged forests, ... > full story -
Debate Continues On Post-Wildfire Logging, Forest Regeneration
August 28, 2006 — In separate comments published in the journal Science, two groups of researchers from Oregon State University and the USDA Forest Service will exchange perspectives on the issue of post-wildfire ... > full story -
Plastic Meltdown Technology A Real Lifesaver
August 23, 2006 — A polymer that transforms into a fireproof ceramic in a blaze is set to have a major impact on the $12 billion global passive fire-protection market, and stands to save many lives. Fire accidents ... > full story -
Burning Wetlands Unleash Sequestered Mercury In Wake Of Climate Change
August 22, 2006 — Climate change appears to be contributing to the waking of a dangerous sleeping giant in the most northern wetlands of North America -- mercury. Released into the atmosphere most prodigiously with ... > full story -
More Fires, Droughts And Floods Predicted
August 16, 2006 — As temperatures rise with global warming, an increased risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding is predicted for the next 200 years by climate scientists from the University of Bristol, ... > full story -
Forest Fires A Huge Cost To Health
August 10, 2006 — Forest fires don't just have an impact on the environment, but on human health, according to a new study from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, ... > full story
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