Wildfire News

Posted February 4, 2006:

• Fire Panel Changes Offer Real-Time Fire Status Data

Posted January 6, 2006:

• Logging May Hinder Forest Regeneration, Increase Fire Risk

Posted December 26, 2005:

• Evaluation Metrics Proposed For Firefighter Thermal Imagers

Posted December 12, 2005:

• Envisat Sees Smoke From Europe's Worst Peacetime Fire

Posted December 8, 2005:

• Modern Forests Suffer From Century-Old Logging Legacy

Posted November 7, 2005:

• 'Smart' Buildings To Guide Future First Responders

Posted October 18, 2005:

• Coastal Retreat In Face Of Rising Sea Levels Found To Be Influenced By Wildfires

Posted September 29, 2005:

• Time To Burn: Getting A Step Ahead Of Wildland Arsonists

Posted August 5, 2005:

• Spanish Forest Fire Aftermath Surveyed By Envisat

Posted July 21, 2005:

• New NASA Design Concept Smokes Out False Alarms

Posted July 20, 2005:

• Woods Hole Research Center Plans Controlled Burn In Amazon Rainforest

Posted July 10, 2005:

• NOAA Research Yields New Tools For Lightning Prediction
• NOAA Forecasters Predict Critical Fire Weather Conditions In Southwest U.S.

Posted May 16, 2005:

• After 150 Years Of Research, Discovery Of How Flames Burn Is Finally Made By Cornell Scientist Named Cool

Posted April 11, 2005:

• Billions In Cost Estimated For Firefighter Injuries

Posted March 28, 2005:

• Research Indicates No Relief For Drought, Fire Concerns

Posted March 25, 2005:

• Bacterium Tapped To Battle Fire Blight Disease In Tree Fruit

Posted February 13, 2005:

• Sprinklers Shown Effective In Slowing Dorm Fires

Posted February 4, 2005:

• Siberian Fires Most Common Near People

Posted January 27, 2005:

• Safer, Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes Designed By Manufacturers Sold In NY

Posted December 8, 2004:

• INEEL And NASA Launch UAVS To Evaluate Earthbound Missions

Posted November 8, 2004:

• Titanic Disaster: New Theory Fingers Coal Fire

Posted October 27, 2004:

• Chimpanzee 'Workshop' Discovered In Congo

Posted October 20, 2004:

• Globetrotting Pollutants Turn Up On Toronto Street

Posted October 19, 2004:

• Indoor Air Pollution – The Killer In The Kitchen

Posted September 1, 2004:

• Modest Climate Change Could Lead To Substantially More And Larger Fires

Posted August 29, 2004:

• NIST Tests Provide Fire Resistance Data On World Trade Center Floor Systems

Posted August 4, 2004:

• Lab Experiments Simulate House-to-House Fire Spread
• Where The Sage-Grouse Roam

Posted July 29, 2004:

• Forest Fire Sensor Inspired By Nature; Bonn Zoologists 'Copy' A Beetle's Monitoring Device

Posted July 28, 2004:

• Satellites Are Tracing Europe's Forest Fire Scars
• NASA Plays Key Role In Largest Environmental Experiment In History

Posted June 21, 2004:

• Protecting Firefighters From Roof Collapses

Posted May 10, 2004:

• Get 'Two Steps' Ahead Of Fire Ants With Organic Control
• Fire Ant Killing Protozoa Found In 120 Texas Counties

Posted April 27, 2004:

• Aircraft, Ground Instruments To Track Carbon Dioxide Uptake Along Colorado's Drought-Plagued Front Range

Posted March 22, 2004:

• Scientists Find New Carbon Pollution Called 'Tar Balls'

Posted February 27, 2004:

• Documenting A Paradox: Smoke Decreases Rainfall But Ultimately Increases Its Intensity

Posted February 23, 2004:

• Decapitating Flies Taking Hold Around Austin; Insects Could Control Imported Fire Ants

Posted January 6, 2004:

• New Study Suggests El Nino-Related Fires May Be Significant Source Of Greenhouse Gases

Posted November 19, 2003:

• After The Forest Fire: Evergreen Needles Prevent Soil Erosion

Posted November 14, 2003:

• Climate Models Predict Wetter Winters, Warmer Summers In The West

Posted October 24, 2003:

• Developing Elevators That Function During Fires

Posted October 9, 2003:

• Canadian Forest Fires Affect Mercury Levels In The Northeastern United States

Posted September 29, 2003:

• Without Thinning The Worst Is Yet To Come For Fire-Prone Forests

Posted September 26, 2003:

• Real-Time 'Movies' Will Predict Wildfire Behavior For One Hour

Posted September 25, 2003:

• Prescribed Burns Can Threaten Pine Savannah Amphibians

Posted September 18, 2003:

• New Technology Helps Fire Managers Anticipate Smoke Problems

Posted July 23, 2003:

• Cool 'Eyes' Above Help Track Hot Fires Below

Posted July 1, 2003:

• Burning Forests Speedily Space-Mapped For Fire Fighters

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