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Wildfires in Washington State
September 21, 2012 — The summer of 2012 will unfortunately be known as the "Summer of Devastating Western Wildfires" and practically not one state out west was spared. Washington State has been hardest hit of late. This ... > full story -
Study Shows Wildfires' Positive and Negative Economic Impacts
September 14, 2012 — Despite the disruptions they cause, large wildfires are a mixed economic bag for nearby communities, according to new ... > full story -
European Forest Fire Information System: Current Situation in Europe
August 14, 2012 — The 2012 fire season has been characterized by a high number of fires in the early season. Over 100,000 hectares had already been consumed by fire at the end of March. July brought critical fire ... > full story -
Unusual Weather Events Identified During 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires in Victoria, Australia
August 8, 2012 — Research has revealed that the extremely hot, dry and windy conditions on Black Saturday in the Australian state of Victoria combined with structures in the atmosphere called 'horizontal convective ... > full story -
Climate Warming Refuted as Reason for Plant Shifts in High-Profile 2008 Study
August 2, 2012 — The simple model of how plants handle climate change doesn't always explain what's going ... > full story -
Active Forest Management to Reduce Fire Could Help Protect Northern Spotted Owl
July 24, 2012 — The northern spotted owl, a threatened species in the Pacific Northwest, would actually benefit in the long run from active management of the forest lands that form its primary habitat and are ... > full story -
Washington's Forests Will Lose Stored Carbon as Area Burned by Wildfire Increases
July 24, 2012 — Forests in the Pacific Northwest store more carbon than any other region in the United States, but our warming climate may undermine their storage potential. A new study has found that, by 2040, ... > full story -
To Extinguish a Hot Flame, Scientists Studied Cold Plasma
July 12, 2012 — DARPA theorized that by using physics techniques rather than combustion chemistry, it might be possible to manipulate and extinguish flames. To achieve this, new research was required to understand ... > full story -
Native Plant Restoration Not Enough to Maintain Tropical Dry Forests in Hawaii
July 2, 2012 — Protecting Hawaiian dry forests from invasive species and the risk of wildfire is an ongoing challenge for land managers and scientists conducting research on the Island of Hawaii. It is commonly ... > full story -
NASA Satellites See Wildfires Across Colorado
June 26, 2012 — NASA's Aqua satellite captured a natural-color image of Colorado wildfires raging on June 23, ... > full story
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