given that wildfires fulfill many of the requirements for potentially important disease drivers. Wildfires can profoundly shape the landscape both acutely and in the long term (Dennison et al.2014; Block et
who largely rely on this natural resource but have little way of understanding how they might be impacted given wildfires in the future. The study is really illustrative of the integrative nature of hydrologic processes across the Sierra
Ten years after wildfires: How does varying tree mortality impact fire hazard and forest resiliency? Forest Ecology and Management 267:199-208.Stevens-Rumann, C.S.; Sieg, C.H.; Hunter, M.E. Ten years after wildfires: How does varying tree mortality impact fire hazard and forest resiliency...
Wildfires areincreasing in frequency and severityacross the world, found a May 2023 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of 38 countries. The duration of the fire weather season has lengthened by 27 per cent globally since 1979 and wildfires have ...
Many business and government leaders react to climate risks only after they materialize, facing costly disruptions fromflooding, extreme heat, wildfires, and large storms. These events snarl supply chains, spoil harvests, and damage physical assets like buildings, leading to tremendous remed...
Lizards that can outrun blazes. Birds that lay ash-colored eggs. Wildlife may have a limited ability to evolve in this fiery new era known as the Pyrocene.
While the East has so far escaped the megafires that now torch the West, thanks to plentiful rain, wildfires do occur, as a recent blaze in northern Florida made clear. Climate models predict more intense droughts that could dry out soils and stress trees such as maple, which has a ...
More than 30 wineries were destroyed or damaged after the wildfires broke out early last week in Northern California
Even if you’re not a climate activist or hardcore recycler, it’s impossible to turn a blind eye to the natural disasters ravaging the globe, from wildfires in Australia to floods in South Asia and drought in East Africa. In the US, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI...
"It's a very, very severe health impact," she says. The AQI measures different types of pollutants, includingparticulate matterfrom wildfires. Particulates from wildfires produce "ultrafine particles" that can reach deep into the lungs and upset normal physiology, Honda says. ...