Long after the flames have gone out, the effects oflarge, climate-fuelled wildfiresendure in Canada's boreal forest, making the ground warmer than normal more than a decade later, a study shows. The new research, published today in the journal Nature, looked at the...
the scenario of no fire suppression. In contrast, under the Progressive fire suppression scenario, fires had the highest diversity of fire effects across the entire range of fuel aridity and fuel loading values, with especially pronounced increases in diversity under more extreme conditions. ...
“It’s not unusual for us to get fire smoke in our area. It’s very typical in terms of northwest Canada,” said Darren Austin, a meteorologist and senior air quality specialist with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. But, usually, the smoke has been a...
Large wildfires are an increasing threat to society and ecosystems over the western U.S., especially across the expanding wildland-urban interface (WUI) regions1. Both numbers and total burned areas of large wildfires (\ge1000 acres) in this region have been increasing in the past few decade...
There are not good records of the distant past in the US in general or California specifically. But there might be for other countries. Canada shows adecliningnumber and area of wildfires over the years after anincreasingtrend culminating in the 90s. Like the US, Canadaengagedin a policy of...
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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 ...
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 map was only created for cartographic communication purposes). The extent of land considered managed forest in Canada for the purposes of GHG reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change cannot be mapped in detail. That information comes from provincial/territorial ...