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Savannas and Forests in a Battle of the Biomes
October 31, 2011 — Climate change, land use and other human-driven factors could pit savannas and forests against each other by altering the elements found by researchers to stabilize the two. Without this harmony, the ... > full story -
Production of Biofuel from Forests Will Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
October 23, 2011 — The largest and most comprehensive study yet done on the effect of biofuel production from West Coast forests has concluded that an emphasis on bioenergy would increase carbon dioxide emissions from ... > full story -
Visual Tour of Earth's Fires
October 20, 2011 — NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since ... > full story -
'Albedo Effect' in Forests Can Cause Added Warming, Bonus Cooling
October 19, 2011 — Wildfire, insect outbreaks and hurricanes destroy huge amounts of forest every year and increase the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere, but scientists are now learning more about ... > full story -
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Spreading Like Wildfire? Maybe Not Always: Research Helps Define Fire Standards to Protect Homes
October 12, 2011 — The US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is funding experimental fire research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to discover when and how ... > full story -
Super-Tough Seed Coat Keeps Michaux's Sumac on Critically Endangered List
October 11, 2011 — It is one of the rarest shrubs in the southeastern United States, and for scientists trying to save it, the critically endangered Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) is not ... > full story -
Forest Structure, Services and Biodiversity May Be Lost Even as Form Remains
October 3, 2011 — A forest may look like a forest, have many of the same trees that used to live there, but still lose the ecological, economic or cultural values that once made it what it was, researchers ... > full story -
In Unique Fire Tests, Outdoor Decks Will Be Under Firebrand Attack
September 28, 2011 — NIST will unleash its Dragon, an invention that bellows showers of glowing embers, at a unique wind tunnel test facility in Japan, where researchers will evaluate the vulnerability of outdoor deck ... > full story -
Heavy Drinkers May Die Needlessly in House Fires
September 15, 2011 — People who drink heavily may increase their risk of dying in house fires that should otherwise have been escapable, a new study ... > full story -
Researchers Analyze the Evolving Human Relationship With Fire
September 14, 2011 — Humanity's relationship to fire -- including wildfires, burning of fossil fuels, controlled burns and human-caused fire -- is the focus of a report by an international team of ... > full storyMore:
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