As Canada contends with what has beendeemed its worst wildfire season this century, attention should also be turned to the ecosystems left in the wake of the blazes and what happens to the animals that dwell within. Instinctively, people may ...
"The extreme weather – an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming climate – is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supplies," WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in the news release. "This underlines the incr...
The role of Canada’s fire management strategy in managing fire carbon emissions also deserves some discussion. Fire management strategies require balancing several considerations, including socioeconomic costs, ecological impacts and carbon emissions. Canada’s present strategy adopts a risk-based approach...
We demonstrate that the suppression bias is a major driver of fire activity and ecological impacts. While the negative impacts of fuel accumulation are commonly recognized as an indirect consequence of fire suppression, integrating the impacts of the suppression bias would improve our understanding of ...
Impacts of particulate matter on crops Particulate matter has a major impact not just on health, but also on agriculture. It can reduce crop productivity in areas where maximizing yield is of crucial importance for feeding the population.
Major changes to lake sediment geochemistry in Little Fox Lake were caused by the lack of vegetation and soil recovery in the catchment following the severe 1998 fire. Wildfire impacts were persistent in the lake more than 20years after the last fire, with no sign of a return to pre-fire ...
Sue Mark spent most of the summer trapped at her home in Western Canada. With major highways closed, she was unable to leave town to escape the smoke, haze and oppressive temperatures from record wildfires caused by an unprecedented heat wave. The weather has been particularly extreme in many...
Global distribution of forest wildfire studies and the extent of forest area destruction in major countries Full size image 2 Research methods The methodology used in this study provides a bibliometric analysis of literature data on global forest wildfires. The use of this type of analysis was motiv...
In New York, which also sustained massive rains, thousands of flights were canceled and major transportation services were shut down. #22. Western Wildfires - California, Oregon, Washington Firestorms (2020) JOSH EDELSON/AFP // Getty Images #22. Western Wildfires - California, Oregon, Washington...
The latter can be further decomposed into four major physical processes: moisture processes (DTCOND), longwave heating (QRL), shortwave heating (QRS), and vertical diffusion (DTV). There is one more physical process related to gravity wave drag (TTGW), which is small and negligible in the ...