Part of the debate in the House of Commons Thursday centred around the cause of the fires. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre database says about half the 2,363 fires in 2023 so far were started by people, which could mean ignition sources from campfires and f...
In recent years, the increase in wood demand, the reduction in the availability of timber resources and the northern expansion of timber harvesting, along ... A Nappi,P Drapeau,JPL Savard - 《Forestry Chronicle》 被引量: 481发表: 2004年 Large fires as agents of ecological diversity in the ...
Safety experts have urged terminal operators to conduct a thorough investigation into the fire’s cause to prevent future incidents. Fires in industrial facilities like Westshore are often attributed to overheating equipment, mechanical failures, or combustible dust buildup....
The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth. According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may ___.A. result in a warming climateB. cause the forest fires to occur more frequentlyC. lead...
Most forest fires are started by humans — 67 per cent, according to the Alberta government. That’s especially true of early season wildfires, before spring and summer rains arrive. Later in the summer, lightning strikes become a more frequent cause of fires. ...
Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror sunlight into space.This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the...
Slow logging and stop clearcutting to reduce flood risk Re:The scale of the disaster unfolding in B.C. is unprecedented, Terry Glavin, Nov. 16 Clearcut logging and wildfires can contribute to flooding. The evidence from B.C.’s recent mega-fires illustrates that they ignite in c...
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“Their high spatial resolution imager detects smaller and lower-temperature fires and also provides nighttime fire detection,” NOAA said. The agency said the goal of using all of these satellites and equipment together is to create a comprehensive picture of the fires and the smoke in order ...