First, China and Europe should deepen cooperation in green development in the face of increasing extreme weather events. Devastating forest fires in Canada, the US, Greece and Spain, the melting of ice in Antarctica, and severe floods and typhoons in many countries are some of the examples of ...
Relative to unsuppressed fires, regressive suppression decreased the diversity of fire effects (i.e., diversity of burn severity) at all levels of fuel aridity and fuel loading values (Fig.4). In the Maximum suppression scenario, 97–99% of fires were contained under 121 ha (300 ac) fo...
In the last two years, Canada has seen a greater number of wildfires than average, says Norm Catto, a retired Memorial University geography professor. Catto says forest fires are caused by either humans or lightning. In Labrador, lightning even...
First, China and Europe should deepen cooperation in green development in the face of increasing extreme weather events. Devastating forest fires in Canada, the US, Greece and Spain, the melting of ice in Antarctica, and severe floods and typhoons in many countries are some of the examples of ...
The abnormally hot temperatures Canada experienced in 2023 are projected to be common by the 2050s, the study said. This is likely to lead to severe fires across the 347 million hectares (857 million acres) of woodlands that C...
According to a recent study, catastrophic fires such as these will become ever more common as a result of global warming. "Warmer, drier and windier weather promotes wildfires, and these are all conditions that will result from climate change," says researcher Margaret Torn of the Lawrence ...
With the fires showing no signs of stopping across theWest, there will continue to be bouts of smoke sent east in the coming days and weeks. OVER A DOZEN HOMES SCORCHED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE SPARKED BY FIREWORKS Nearly 90 fires are burning across the West that have scorched at leas...
Next, we’re joined by photojournalist Andria Hautamaki, who observed a “prescribed burn” in Plumas County, California. Andria shares how these kinds of carefully planned, intentionally set fires can be a useful tool for preventing more destructive blazes. Read Transcript > Related Articles ...
The hazy sky and smoky smell are due to smoke from wildfires in Canada that continues to blanket the area. Over 400 fires were burning in Canada as of Tuesday night, including over 200 considered "out of control." New York City 1:30 p.m ...
The hazy sky and smoky smell are due to smoke from wildfires in Canada that continues to blanket the area. Over 400 fires were burning in Canada as of Tuesday night, including over 200 considered "out of control." New York City 1:30 p.m ...