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Woods Hole Research Center Plans Controlled Burn In Amazon Rainforest
July 20, 2005 — Fire is an important agent of transformation in the Amazon landscape. Every year, low intensity fires burn thousands of square miles of Amazon forest. To study the effects of these, and the forests' ... > full story -
NOAA Research Yields New Tools For Lightning Prediction
July 10, 2005 — Forecasters at the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., now have additional tools to more accurately predict the occurrence of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flashes within thunderstorms. ... > full story -
NOAA Forecasters Predict Critical Fire Weather Conditions In Southwest U.S.
July 10, 2005 — Weather conditions on Tuesday have the potential to create a significant fire weather situation across parts of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, according to ... > full story -
After 150 Years Of Research, Discovery Of How Flames Burn Is Finally Made By Cornell Scientist Named Cool
May 16, 2005 — A compound discovered to be ubiquitous in fire has amazingly eluded detection in spite of 150 years of research on how flames burn, according to a recent paper appearing in the journal Science on its ... > full story -
Billions In Cost Estimated For Firefighter Injuries
April 11, 2005 — Firefighters face a high chance of injury or death whether on the scene of a fire, on the way to a fire or even during training—with an estimated 81,000 injuries and 100 deaths in 2002 alone. ... > full story -
Research Indicates No Relief For Drought, Fire Concerns
March 28, 2005 — It does not appear there will be any major relief this spring or summer from the unusually dry weather that has recently hit the Pacific Northwest, according to new projections of drought severity ... > full story -
Bacterium Tapped To Battle Fire Blight Disease In Tree Fruit
March 25, 2005 — Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Wenatchee, Wash., are fighting fire with fire -- sort of. Their fight is against Erwinia amylovora, the bacterium responsible for fire blight, a ... > full story -
Sprinklers Shown Effective In Slowing Dorm Fires
February 13, 2005 — An automatic sprinkler system significantly increases a person’s chances of surviving a dormitory fire, according to a report issued recently by the National Institute of Standards and ... > full story -
Siberian Fires Most Common Near People
February 4, 2005 — While Siberia may be one of the last expanses on Earth where human presence is relatively scarce, scientists are finding some surprising connections between humans and fires in these frigid, northern ... > full story -
Safer, Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes Designed By Manufacturers Sold In NY
January 27, 2005 — Smoldering cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States causing more than 800 deaths per year. The technology to create safer cigarettes exists. To meet a New York safety ... > full story
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