WILDFIRE preventionWILDFIRESEVIDENCE gapsINDIGENOUS peoplesIn Canada, Indigenous populations are disproportionately threatened by wildfire smoke and the associated adverse health impacts. This paper presents the results of a narrative review of 51 academic and related resources which explored p...
Wildfire season is still raging in the West. 09/11/2024 By Chase DiBenedetto How BurnBot's RX2 is changing wildfire prevention Advanced controlled burns that are faster, cleaner, and safer for the environment 09/19/2024 By Emmett Smith 'Oh, Canada' review: Paul Schrader's latest is hi...
The plume was birthed from nearly 400 fires ignited in Canada's province of British Columbia in the past week, nearly half of which were started by 51,000 lightning strikes from thunderstorms, the British Columbia Wildfire Service said. Some of those thunderstorms were "dry" or produced inconseq...
SEE ALSO: How to protect yourself from Canada wildfire smoke Fortunately, many of the same precautions we take to protect ourselves can also protect our furry friends. Keeping all your windows closed, laying moist towels in gaps under doors to the outside, and running an air purifier wil...
Fort McMurray is surrounded by wilderness and is Canada's main oil sands town. Despite the size of the town and its importance to the Canadian economy, there are essentially only two ways out via car. The region has the third largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and ...
There have been nearly 400 forest fires in the province so far this year, while the 10-year average is 197, data from the fire prevention nonprofit SOPFEU shows,according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Projections show there will be increased fire activity across Canada during the 20...
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Deadly wildfires on Maui island come weeks after fires linked to climate change caused devastation in Canada and Greece. Can anything be done to stop them? Wildfire severity, which considers the ecosystem impacts caused by a fire, rose eight-fold between 1985 and 2017 in the forests of the we...
Contemporary scholarly research emphasizes four main components of wildfire risk management: fire prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery phases5. In this study, our focus is on predicting wildfire spread using multimodal data to assist in mitigating fire events after they have ...
Wildfire season is still raging in the West. 09/11/2024 By Chase DiBenedetto How BurnBot's RX2 is changing wildfire prevention Advanced controlled burns that are faster, cleaner, and safer for the environment 09/19/2024 By Emmett Smith 'Oh, Canada' review: Paul Schrader's latest is hi...