An analysis of 88 million wildfire observations over the past 21 years shows a strong increase in the frequency and intensity of the most extreme fires around the world.
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States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in the dry conditions.
Thick smoke pouring in from Canada’s wildfires canceled baseball games and pushed air quality in major US cities to the worst in the world.
Air quality forecasting is getting better, thanks in part to AI. That’s good, given the health impact of air pollution. An environmental engineer explains how systems warn of incoming smog or smoke.
Effective collaboration may be a key to minimizing impacts of the growing wildfire season in Canada.
The populist right has made hay with social tensions climate change is likely to exacerbate.
Creating a federal agency — let’s call it the Emergency Management Agency of Canada or EMAC — would support comprehensive emergency management as Canada faces more and more natural disasters.
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University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, Professor of Environmental Health, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University
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Chancellor's Professor in Engineering, Climate Change and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability, Université de Lausanne
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Political Science, Research Coordinator in Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Pyrogeography, University of Tasmania
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Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta
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Research fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Environmental Science/Sustainability Science, Stockholm University
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Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
