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Southern South American Wildfires Expected to Increase
August 22, 2011 — A new study indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire activity in the southern half of ... > full story -
Learning to Live With Fire
August 4, 2011 — European forests are regularly attacked by fire with often disastrous ecological, economic and social consequences. The most common reaction has been to fight fires at all costs. Today, a new concept ... > full story -
Novel Coatings Show Great Promise as Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam
August 3, 2011 — Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings outperformed conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane foam of upholstered furniture chairs, and mattresses by at least 160 percent ... > full story -
NASA Measures Wildfire Pollution Pour Over Niagara Falls
July 28, 2011 — Water isn't the only thing pouring over Niagara Falls. Pollution from fires in Ontario, Canada is also making the one thousand mile trip, while being measured by NASA's Aqua ... > full story -
Tundra Fires Could Accelerate Climate Warming
July 27, 2011 — After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and a new study shows that their impact could extend far beyond the areas blackened by ... > full storyMore: -
Climate Change to Increase Yellowstone Wildfires Dramatically
July 25, 2011 — An increase in wildfires due to climate change could rapidly and profoundly alter the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, according to a new study. The study suggests that rising temperatures caused by ... > full storyMore: -
U.S. Northwest Forest Plan Has Unintended Benefit – Carbon Sequestration
July 22, 2011 — The U.S. Northwest Forest Plan enacted in 1993 was designed to conserve old-growth forests and protect species such as the northern spotted owl, but researchers conclude in a new study that it had ... > full story -
Some Desert Birds Less Affected by Wildfires and Climate Change
July 19, 2011 — A new study has found that some bird species in the desert southwest are less affected, and in some cases positively influenced, by widespread fire through their habitat. In fact, the researchers say ... > full story -
Tortoise Populations Can Withstand Fires Every 30 Years
July 19, 2011 — Populations of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca), a species classified as vulnerable and at risk of extinction, can withstand fires if outbreaks occur once every three decades or more. However, ... > full story -
Wood Products Part of Winning Carbon-Emissions Equation, Researchers Say
July 14, 2011 — The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and using the wood in place of steel and concrete that devour fossil fuels ... > full story
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