Fire is a natural phenomenon; some species actually benefit from its effects and even those that don’t can be remarkably resilient in the face of flames. But as fires intensify, they are beginning to outstrip nature’s ability to bounce back. “Not all fires have the same impact,” said...
Although wildfires in B.C. can be dangerous and are becoming more severe with climate change, Daniels says it's important to remember that some amount of forest fires is a natural and healthy part of our ecosystems. "...
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The reason you are creating a budget determines the urgency of sticking to your budget.If you’re in the first group, you don’t have a lot of wiggle room. There is no good way to regularly spend more than you earn. If you do, everything will eventually, break down and it will imp...
Small fishers rarely have the right resources to expand their operations, or even to survive. If they do scale up, they might lose some of their current advantages or engage in the same harmful practices as do large commercial fisheries. Managed with care, however, small fisheries could provide...
Where are the fires in Maui? The Lahaina wildfire was one of four blazes that broke out on Maui on Aug. 8, scorching a combined 10.4 square miles.Three of the four fireswere still burning as of Aug. 27. Two of the fires had originally been referred to as a single blaze, theUpcountr...
Roundup is a herbicide that has been controversial and the subject of lawsuits against Monsanto and now Bayer. Are we “headed to the last roundup” as go the lyrics to an ancient cowboy tune by Gene Autry? Missouri farmer Blake Hurst is the author of an editorial in the Wall Street Jour...
But a year after moving to the Laurentians, they were enjoying a drink on the patio when everything went eerily quiet. Within seconds, the wind picked up and the trees began to sway violently. "We started to hear the large pines all cracking and th...
large portions of Asia,Europe, and theUnited States, priming the land forfires in places like Greece, Spain, andCanada, triggering unhealthy air warnings, evacuations, and heat-related deaths. The increasingly threatening effects of the climate crisis are also felt in cities worldwide, as ...
But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into a nightmare, with the faint smell of something burning? This month we have had at least two large lithium-ion battery fires in Australia—one in the Sydney airport car park and another one more recently at the Bouldercombe battery...