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Tree Rings Reveal Forest Fires from Hundreds of Years Ago
September 7, 2011 — Like clues from an Agatha Christie mystery novel, trees can provide secrets about past events, and their rings are especially good at providing information about fires, some of which happened ... > full story -
Invasive Leafy Spurge Weed: Digital Cameras Open New View of America's West
September 6, 2011 — An aerial photography survey of 38,000 wildfire-burned acres in Idaho provided what is believed to be the first evidence that the invasive leafy spurge weed is displacing seedlings of native mountain ... > full story -
Extreme 2010 Russian Fires and Pakistan Floods Linked Meteorologically, Study Suggests
August 31, 2011 — Two of the most destructive natural disasters of 2010 were closely linked by a single meteorological event, even though they occurred 1,500 miles (2,414 km) apart and were of completely different ... > full story -
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
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