Canada’s boreal region faces bigger, hotter and more frequent wildfires that are increasingly unpredictable, but it lacks an investment in fire science that could help keep communities safe.
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Wildland firefighting has always been a risky job, but development in fire-prone areas is making it more dangerous by putting forest firefighters in situations they are not equipped or trained for.
Climate change, development, past forest management policies and current firefighting practices are creating conditions for large, costly wildfires.
The fires tearing through the Athens region are not an act of God, but a direct result of corruption and systematic disregard for the law.
From Greece, to the UK, to Japan and even Sweden, a slew of places in the Northern Hemisphere are suffering extreme heat. And the chances of extreme heat records tumbling are growing all the time.
A perfect storm of climate, forestry, development and fire management trends are driving up the costs of fighting wildfires.
Many factors can influence people to evacuate or stay in place when disasters threaten. New research using Facebook posts suggests that people with broad social networks are more apt to move.
A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.
And wildfires rage along the West Coast of North America, parents should know the impact on their children’s health, and how to protect them.
How will important habitats recover from the wildfires which been blazing through moorland in northern England?
The dry arid conditions that come with a high CO2 atmospheres are the perfect tinderbox for wildfires.
With elevated wildfire risks forecast across much of the western US this summer, here’s how travelers can track local conditions, stay out of harm’s way and avoid accidentally starting fires.
Forest fires emit twice as much carbon in the Brazilian Amazon as deforestation, according to new research.
While the Montecito, California mudslides took 20 lives, landslides kill far more people in developing countries. Tighter construction standards and early warning systems could help reduce their toll.
A watershed scientist explains why post-wildfire landscapes are so susceptible to landslides – and why those risks are poised to rise.
In response to mudslides that have killed at least 20 people in Southern California, a geologist calls for more resources to study and map landslide hazards so residents can understand the risks.
A survey of recent global trends in temperature and rainfall – and a lesson for Mr Trump on the difference between weather and climate.
Wildfires are expected to increase in a warming world, but there is another way humans are changing the patterns and intensity of fires: by introducing flammable plants to new environments.
With wildfires continuing to rage across southern California, a fire researcher says lowering fire risk means reconsidering where and how we build our communities.
There are well-understood ways to minimize the risk of fire spreading through housing – if only developers, homeowners and officials took heed.
Top contributors
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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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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Honorary Associate Professor, Biosciences, Swansea University
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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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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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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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 Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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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
