A new study offers a rare window into the hidden effects of aggressive fire suppression that go beyond fuel accumulation. The practice may even change the course of forest evolution.
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As the climate warms, devastating fires are increasingly likely. The 2020 fires pushed the Southern Rockies beyond the historical average. Is there hope for the Northern Rockies?
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.
Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.
Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.
Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?
An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.
Adapting to our fiery future means preparing for the risks and not putting out every low-risk wildfire, writes the author of a new book on learning to live with fire.
Projections for Hawaii’s climate future are raising concerns about fire risk, ecosystems and freshwater supplies for homes and agriculture.
Maui County issued an ‘unsafe water’ alert and urged precautions. Residents can face several toxic hazards from fires, as an expert in the chemical risks from fires explains.
Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looks at who is at risk and why.
Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.
More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. An international report explains the impacts already being felt.
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Professor of Forest Ecology, University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub, University of Colorado Boulder
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Distinguished Professor of Geography, Penn State
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Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Marketing, University of Montana
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
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Ph.D. Candidate in Forest and Conservation Science, University of Montana
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Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Law, Jacksonville University
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Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University
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Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana
