So why does the sun look red at times? A late-May 2023 occurrence of a bright red sun, as seen from a number of states in the U.S., is being attributed to wildfires in Canda. Outdoor conditions play a large role in how dark the night sky is as well as the color of the sun....
In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades
Aug 30, 2023 Lahaina death toll remains unclear as Hawaii authorities wrap up search Three weeks after the fires broke out, the count of the dead stands at 115. But an unknown number of people are still missing. Aug 29, 2023 Maui residents fear "toxic air" in wake of wildfire ...
The death toll from the wildfires on Maui Island, U.S.'s Hawaii, rose to 80 on August 11, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Hawaii's history.More than 1,700 buildings were destroyed by the fires, with houses
Dorothy, a longtime resident of the Palisades, also lost the home she had lived in for 40 years, along with the homes of all her neighbors. "The whole area is wiped out. It's a nightmare," she told Xinhua. "I'm a retired school administrator, and most of us bought our homes decad...
Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more extreme conditions. Here, we term this the “suppression bias” and use a simulation model to highlight how this...
Affected by high temperatures and droughts, forest fires broke out on Tuesday in the northern countryside of Syria's Latakia province. However, there is a serious shortage of supplies and firefighting work faces challenges due to years of conflict and sanctions from the U.S. and ot...
A new way to detect, respond, and protect communities and critical infrastructure from wildfires. Early detection of fire ignition is possible anywhere in the world through satellite network and drone surveillance. Drones pre-positioned in high-risk fir
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Wildfire is one of the most important natural disturbances in forest and multi-vegetation ecosystems, directly or indirectly affecting the structural proce