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Recent wildfire seasons have been worsened by climate change. But wildfires also lead to additional climate warming when they release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock.
Our research is deeply concerning because it signals there are no quick fixes to the ongoing fire crisis afflicting Australia, which is being driven by relentless climate change.
An increasing number of communities are discovering dangerous contamination in their water systems weeks or months after fires.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
As bushfires become larger under climate change, the area exposed to intense and severe fires is likely to increase.
Most fires are started by humans, but warmer and drier summers will mean a small spark will more easily turn into a serious fire.
Permanently protecting large, mature forests is a faster and cheaper way to stabilize Earth’s climate than complex carbon capture and storage schemes, and more effective than planting new trees.
What if we had a system, like Medicare, where costly fire prevention measures were subsidised?
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
While climate change is certain, some uncertainty remains in its severity — and that’s where the hope shines through.
Many storms, heatwaves, fires and droughts slipped under the radar this year.
The curator at UC Merced describes the evacuation and shows a selection of photographs from the 110-year history of the park.
Thousands of chemical compounds in wildfire smoke are interacting with each other and sunlight as the smoke travels. For people downwind, it can become more toxic over time.
A new study shows how toxic chemicals like benzene are leaching into water systems after nearby fires. The pipes don’t have to burn – they just have to heat up.
Peat beds around the world hold huge quantities of carbon and keep it from warming the planet. But rising temperatures and over-use could turn them from a brake on climate change into an accelerant.
Governments can align their policies to tackle both climate change and post-pandemic recovery.
Removing trees killed by fires can have long-term consequences for wildlife.
A major new research paper reveals which species are most at risk from changing fire regimes around the world.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Investigadora Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Mixto de Investigación en Biodiversidad (Universidad de Oviedo - CSIC)
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Wildfire Specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor Bren School of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Sr. Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor, University of Oregon
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
