Wildfires raged across Northern California and southern Oregon in August. But thanks to a new map application, two local utilities were able to monitor and protect more than 16,000 miles of transmission lines that serve nearly two million customers.Esri...
Inter-annual changes of the future large wildfires Data availability California fire perimeter data are publicly available at the GIS data portal of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (FRAP,https://frap.fire.ca.gov/mapping/gis-data/). The Remote Automatic Weather Stations (...
Best Case Scenario: The best-case scenario would involve consistent and widespread wet weather patterns across the region. If forecasted abundant rainfall materializes as expected for March and April, it would significantly reduce the risk of wildfires by replenishing soil moisture levels and mitigating...
wildfires that threaten life and property in the WUI has become a priority. In addition, accidental human ignitions now account for 82.4% of recent area burned by wildfire in the Southern Appalachians (Short2021). We assessed how interactions among climate, disturbance, and vegetation may change ...
Fire weather conditions (including high temperatures, low humidity, dryness, and strong winds) increase the potential for wildfires, once ignited, to rapidly spread. We show that the concurrence of El Niño and climate-fueled droughts and heatwaves boost the local fire risk and have decisively ...
San Diego County, California- Two Oregon strike teams have been assigned to assist in fighting the Lilac Fire near Bonsall, Read More Bonsall News, Lilac Fire, Oregon News, Oregon Strike Teams, OSFM, San Diego News, San Diego Wildfire, Southern California Wildfires, Wildfire Aware Metro Ne...
The Indigenous Kichwa Saraguro people of southern Ecuador have long relied on traditional burning to manage their environment. However, their traditional use of fire in one of the most important ecosystems in southern Ecuador, the herbaceous paramo, is n
Monstrous Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening the Health of Millions Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories Associated PressJan. 8, ...
Refining Fire–Climate Relationship Methodologies: Southern California. Fire 2023, 6, 302. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/fire6080302 Abstract: Efforts to delineate the influence of atmospheric variability on regional wildfire activity have previously been complicated by the stochastic occurrence of ignition ...
Evacuees from Catalina Island arrive in Long Beach, California, after leaving due to Hurricane Hilary. Aug. 19, 2023.Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images On Sunday evening, Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the country,announcedall schools,...