As forecasts anticipated, the smoke in the U.S. has fluctuated, but the fires in Canada are still burning. Here's what to know about the ongoing wildfires. Are the Canadian wildfires under control? According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, there are more than 880 active ...
For the SSP and timeline, we downloaded four versions, based on four different global circulation models (GCMs): IPSL-CM6A-LR (France), MRI-ESM2-0 (Japan), CanESM5 (Canadian), and BCC-CSM2-MR (China), to reflect the uncertainty among GCMs. We averaged future projection of each ...
Over the last decades, evidence has accumulated that there are persistent imprints on understory vegetation diversity[53] by anthropogenic disturbances, e.g., thinning[10], invasive species[54], and wildfires[55], as well as climate change, e.g., drought[56], warming[57], and acidifying ...
It is evident that the environmental impacts of prescribed fires are less severe than those of wildfires, and the use of fire is undoubtedly a better option than un- controlled wildfire for forage production. The idea is that the use of fire for improved forage should be moderated. Thus, ...
Moreover, this exposure varies depending on the type of vegetation and fuel involved in the fire [100]. Nevertheless, it is known that the primary source of contamination for firefighters in wildfires is the lack of PPE that can ensure respiratory protection because it is not commonly used [...
Wildfires continued to threaten swaths of forest and fields in Israel on Thursday, though firefighters successfully reopened the main road linking the country’s two principal cities. Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, declared a national emergency after the fires broke out on Wednesday along the...