Wildfire News

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Smoke-Related Chemical Discovered in the Atmosphere Could Have Health Implications

Posted May 4, 2011:

• Improving Post-Fire Forest Management to Promote Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Ecosystems

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Comprehensive Study Reveals Patterns in Firefighter Fatalities

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Managing Grazing Lands With Fire Improves Profitability, Agricultural Experts Say

Posted March 27, 2011:

• Taming the Flame: Electrical Wave 'Blaster' Could Provide New Way to Extinguish Fires

Posted March 16, 2011:

• NIST Releases Final Report on Charleston Sofa Store Fire

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Old-Growth Tree Stumps Tell the Story of Fire in the Upper Midwest

Posted March 11, 2011:

• Fewer Than One-Third of Children Ages 5-15 Will Wake Up to Home Smoke Alarms, Study Suggests

Posted February 25, 2011:

• Fire Paradox: Learning to Live With Fire

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Frequent, Severe Fires Turn Alaskan Forests Into a Carbon Production Line
• Experts Question Aspects of Prescribed Burning

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Engineers Predict How Fire Spreads in Warehouses

Posted January 22, 2011:

• Persistent Drought to Linger Across Southern United States

Posted January 10, 2011:

• Radiometer Finds Sources of Fire

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Early Settlers Rapidly Transformed New Zealand Forests With Fire

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Fire Disaster in Israel Is a Typical Example of Expected Climate Change Effects in the Mediterranean
• MOTIVE Case Studies Look for the Best Adaptive Management Options

Posted December 5, 2010:

• Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change, Study Reveals

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Fire Forecast Technology Could Help Rescue Teams Save Lives

Posted November 23, 2010:

• California's Controlled Fires Boost Biodiversity

Posted November 17, 2010:

• As Arctic Temperatures Rise, Tundra Fires Increase

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Engineers Test Effects of Fire on Steel Structures

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Another Winter of Extremes in Store for U.S. as La Niña Strengthens

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Fire-Breathing Storm Systems

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Old Logging Practices Linked to High Erosion Rates

Posted September 29, 2010:

• New 'Standard Cigarette' Available for Fire-Resistance Testing

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Ultrafine Air Particles May Increase Firefighters' Risk for Heart Disease

Posted September 8, 2010:

• NASA Satellites Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire
• NASA Satellite Data Aid United Nations' Ability to Detect Global Fire Hotspots

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Fire Fuels Flowers Success

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Forest Fire Smoke in the Stratosphere: New Insights Into Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Severity, Tree Mortality in Washington Forests

Posted August 13, 2010:

• Fires Around Moscow: Satellite Perspective Reveals Startling Images of Massive Smoke Clouds

Posted August 9, 2010:

• Forest Fires Help Power the Nitrogen Cycle

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Stress Hormones Help Lizards Escape from Fire Ants

Posted July 26, 2010:

• Hot Topic: Improving Communications to Fight Wildfires

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Wildfire Prevention Pays Big Dividends in Florida, Study Finds

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Effect of Fire on Birds Evaluated

Posted June 9, 2010:

• New Building and Fire Code Changes Approved by International Code Council

Posted June 8, 2010:

• Fire May Be Key to Reviving Dogwood Trees in Eastern Forests

Posted June 3, 2010:

• Fires in Amazon Challenge Emission Reduction Program

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Particulate Matter from Fires in the Amazon Affects Lightning Patterns

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Traumatized Trees: Bug Them Enough, They Get Fired Up

Posted April 7, 2010:

• FDNY Rescue Workers Show Lasting Lung Damage from 9/11 World Trade Center Dust

Posted April 6, 2010:

• 4,000 Years of Data Support Prescribed Burns in Southern Appalachians

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Smoke Alarms + Sprinklers + Closed Doors = Lives Saved in Dorm Fires

Posted March 18, 2010:

• Giant Sequoias Yield Longest Fire History from Tree Rings

Posted March 17, 2010:

• Prescribed Burns May Help Reduce US Carbon Footprint

Posted February 24, 2010:

• More Frequent Fires Could Aid Ecosystems

Posted February 19, 2010:

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