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Infrared Digital Holography Allows Firefighters to See Through Flames, Image Moving People
February 26, 2013 — Firefighters now have a new tool that could help save lives. A team of researchers have developed a new technique using digital holography that can "see" people through intense flames -- the first ... > full story -
Science Synthesis to Help Guide Land Management of U.S. Forests
February 21, 2013 — Scientists have recently released a synthesis of relevant science that will help inform forest managers as they revise plans for the national forests in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades of ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Improved Fire Management Tools for Africa's Savannas
February 14, 2013 — Scientists have developed specialized graphs that map out fire behavior, known as nomographs, for landscape managers in Africa's savannas. The study pinpoints the optimal conditions for setting ... > full story -
Measuring the Consequence of Forest Fires on Public Health
January 27, 2013 — Pollution from forest fires is impacting the health of people with asthma and other chronic obstructive lung diseases, finds a new study. This study uses data from pharmacies and dispensaries to ... > full story -
New Way to Identify 'Smoked' Grapes and Wines
January 23, 2013 — With climate change sparking concern about an increased risk of wildfires, scientists are reporting development of a way to detect grapes exposed to smoke from those fires, which otherwise could be ... > full story -
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New 'Social' Chromosome Discovered in the Red Fire Ant
January 16, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a social chromosome in the highly invasive fire ant that helps to explain why some colonies allow for more than one queen ant, and could offer new solutions for dealing ... > full story -
Reduction in Air Pollution from Wood Stoves Associated With Significantly Reduced Risk of Death
January 8, 2013 — Male deaths from all-causes, but particularly cardiovascular and respiratory disease, could be significantly reduced with a decrease in biomass smoke (smoke produced by domestic cooking and heating ... > full story -
Will the World End on December 21, 2012? What We Know and Don't Know About Forecasting Natural Disasters
December 19, 2012 — Based on interpretations of the ancient Maya calendar, some people are predicting the world will end on December 21, 2012, Others believe that instead of doomsday and destruction, the day will mark a ... > full story -
As Amazon Urbanizes, Rural Fires Burn Unchecked
December 10, 2012 — Many Amazonians are moving out of the countryside, in search of economic opportunities in newly booming Amazonian cities. The resulting depopulation of rural areas, along with spreading road networks ... > full story -
Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in the West
December 5, 2012 — An invasive grass species may be one reason fires are bigger and more frequent in certain regions of the western United States, according to a team of ... > full story
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