Wildfire News

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Trees Facilitate Wildfires As A Way To Protect Their Habitat

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Sensing Disasters From Space: 'Earth Binoculars' See Our Planet Through An Astral Lens

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Northwestern United States Could Face More Tamarisk -- Aggressive Invasive Plant -- By Century's End

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Plants' Response To Fire Tested

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Pollution From California Wildfires Spreads Across The United States

Posted August 25, 2009:

• World's Last Great Forest Under Threat: New Study

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Controlling Red Imported Fire Ants Two Ways

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Unmanned Aircraft Map Northern Wildfires

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Large Trees Declining In Yosemite National Park, U.S.

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Scientists Expect Wildfires To Increase As Climate Warms In Coming Decades

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat

Posted July 12, 2009:

• Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming

Posted July 4, 2009:

• First Detailed Look At Progress Of A Wildland-urban Fire

Posted July 1, 2009:

• In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames

Posted June 15, 2009:

• Fire Mitigation Work In Western US Misplaced, Says New Study

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Repeated Fire And Drought: A Menace For Mediterranean Forests

Posted May 10, 2009:

• Climate Adds Fuel To Asian Wildfire Emissions

Posted May 2, 2009:

• Gene Altering Chemicals Found In Forest Fire Smoke

Posted May 1, 2009:

• Cousin Of The 'Ice That Burns' Emerges As Greener New Way To Fight Fires

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought

Posted April 22, 2009:

• Plants Could Override Climate Change Effects On Wildfires

Posted April 14, 2009:

• Reserves Found To Be 'Effective Tool' For Reducing Fires In Brazilian Rainforests

Posted April 12, 2009:

• Climate Change Effects In California

Posted April 8, 2009:

• Climate Change To Spur Rapid Shifts In Wildfire Hotspots, Analysis Finds

Posted March 21, 2009:

• Fuel Removal And Prescribed Burns Reduce Wildfire Severity But May Invite Invasives

Posted March 19, 2009:

• Management Options After Fires In Diverse Ecosystems Described

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Summer Burning May Be Option For Pasture Maintenance

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Wildfires: Why California Should Consider Australia's 'Prepare, Stay And Defend' Policy
• Experimental Fire Provides Knowledge About Damage After Forest Fires

Posted March 6, 2009:

• Human Role In Indonesian Forest Fires Traced

Posted January 27, 2009:

• 12,900 Years Ago: North American Comet Impact Theory Disproved

Posted January 25, 2009:

• Global Warming: Tree Deaths Have Doubled Across The Western U.S.

Posted January 20, 2009:

• Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests In 2009 Identified

Posted January 18, 2009:

• Slight Changes In Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses

Posted December 9, 2008:

• Global Warming Aided By Drought, Deforestation Link

Posted December 3, 2008:

• Forest Inventories In California Include More Than Trees

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Where There's Wildfire Smoke, There's Toxicity

Posted November 18, 2008:

• NASA Satellites Capture Images Of Southern California Wildfires
• Hospital Visits For Respiratory Illnesses Spiked During Southern California Wildfires

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Wildfires Result In Loss Of Forests Reserved By Northwest Forest Plan

Posted November 14, 2008:

• Fire Risk: Close-up On Habitat–forest Interfaces

Posted October 18, 2008:

• Wildfires Cause Ozone Pollution To Violate Health Standards, New Study Shows

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Are Fires More Important Than Rain For The Savannah Ecosystem?

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Homeowner Perceptions In Fire-prone Areas

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Climate Change, Human Activity And Wildfires

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Automated System Provides Early Warning Of Natural Disasters

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Report Reveals Communication Needs, Recreation Use During Fires

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