For thousands of years, North American tribes carefully burned forests to manage the land. The future may lie in a return to that past.
“If we get the June rains in the interior here, our fire season may not be so bad. If we don't get the June rains, yeah, we could be in for another bad, active fire season.” Lightning a formidable factor In Canada, 50 per cent of wildfires are caused by humans and h...
Global climate change below 2 °C avoids large end century increases in burned area in Canada Article Open access 01 October 2024 Introduction Wildfires are becoming more destructive and deadly around the world1,2,3,4. The societal and ecological impacts of fires5,6 are in our collective ...
“We have defenses in our upper airway to trap larger particles and prevent them from getting down into the lungs. These are sort of the right size to get past those defenses,” said Dr. David Hill, a pulmonologist in Waterbury, Connecticut, and a member of the American Lung...
Wildfires can result from campfires not being tended to properly or not completely extinguished. It’s important to douse a campfire with water until it is cold.Cigarettes Smokers should always dispose of cigarette butts in appropriate containers. Never toss a butt out of the window of a vehic...
It is aimed at reducing risk of loss of life and property from fire in the wildland urban interface. “It isn’t always that the flames come right up to the edge of town and catch homes or structures on fire," said Daniels. "Often it’s burning ...
"There are 280 animals, including those that died ... Right now they are in pens but they don't have food, and water from the mountain is scarce due to the drought. So it's complicated," he said. "The disaster and impact of the wildfires is astonishing."...
Providing the right message at the right time is part of a broader set of strategies to foster behavioral change. Here we provide a link between the gaps and barriers to action and the planned implementation of a social science approach in the context of the Smoke Sense app. Based on ...
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Air Canada (AC.TO) said it is capping fares and adding flights on Thursday from Yellowknife, a northern Canadian city facing an evacuation order due to wildfires, as social media users complain of soaring prices by multiple carriers. Canadian fire crews...
aWildfires are common in many places around the world, including farmland areas of Australia and forest areas or the U.S. and Canada, where the climates are sufficiently moist to allow the growth of trees, but feature extended dry, hot periods when fallen branches, leaves, and other material...