Forest firesIndigenous peopleRegularized Indigenous Lands (RILs) located entirely in the state of Rondnia, in the southern amazon. The entire historical series of active fire data (from 1998 to 2020) were obtained to achieve the objectives , and nine Landsat-OLI scenes from September 2020 were ...
Given the fire service’s mission to fight fires, it is sadly ironic that there are arsonists in our midst. Admittedly, it’s a small number when compared to the multitude of firefighters who work tirelessly to achieve their mission. However, firefighter arsonists can have a huge negative ...
2. Indeed, a wide range of natural and anthropogenic emergencies could impose risks on buildings, including fires, earthquakes, and floods3. Unfortunately, in the U.S., active shooter incidents present an increasing threat. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an active...
(This article belongs to the Special IssueSpatio-Temporal Monitoring of Forest Fires and Vegetation) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) influences many fire-related aspects, including flammability, ignition, and combustion. In addition, fir...
In 2018, around the same time that fires stirred up radioactive elements in and around the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, drinking water concerns arose just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Guy Kruppa, superintendent of the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority, had been noticing major die-offs of...
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“There are over 10 million fire hydrants pre-emplaced in the United States, and every modern building has fire suppression systems to contain fires until fire-fighters can arrive,” Smith noted. “I believe we can create systems that can detect, deter, and ultimately stop a shooter within a...
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brushfires and the Santa Ana winds. Harron's sympathy for devils was previously seen in her much-praised adaptation of American Psycho (2000) and I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) about the polemicist and street-lunatic Valerie Solanas. Charlie Says is more thoughtful work, less studiously hip than ...
. Fires also modify resource availability. For instance, fire contributes to soil nutrient cycles by releasing nutrients stored in aboveground biomass to the soil matrix (Wan et al.2001, Tuininga and Dighton2004). In addition, fires alter the amount of organic matter present in soil and may ...