How wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed
For nearly half a century, lightning-sparked blazes in Yosemite's Illilouette Creek Basin have rippled across the landscape—closely monitored, but largely unchecked. Their flames might explode into plumes of heat that burn whole hillsides at once,.....»»
Wildfire smoke poses neurological hazards
Wildfire smoke contains microparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier, triggering neurotoxic effects......»»
Scientists show how wildfire smoke increases ozone pollution
Using data gathered from a specially equipped jet that spent a month flying through and studying wildfire plumes, scientists have a better understanding now of how wildfire smoke impacts air quality......»»
Efforts to restore Indonesian peatlands could save billions in wildfire costs
Plans to restore Indonesian peatlands are a cost-effective strategy for reducing the impacts of peatland fires to the environment, climate and human health, says a new study......»»
FluBot banking malware is spreading like wildfire over SMS
The FluBot malware is once again being distributed by text messages to Android smartphones in Finland......»»
Eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade: study
The world's eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the last decade, according to a new study that suggests extreme fire weather is being driven by a decrease in atmospheric humidity coupled with rising temperatures......»»
PlayStation Home Restored On PS3 Thanks To Fan Groups
PS Home is back online for PS3 users thanks to two fan groups, after being officially closed by Sony in 2015. The post PlayStation Home Restored On PS3 Thanks To Fan Groups appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Here’s something I though.....»»
Benthic metabolism linking to algal community metrics responds to environmental attributes
Benthic algae play a vital role in element and energy cycling, because they are the most important primary producers, and they are also sensitive to the environmental parameters in watershed......»»
A new ratings industry is emerging to help homebuyers assess climate risks
As climate change fuels large-scale natural disasters, the real estate mantra of "location, location, location" is taking on new meaning. In 2021, homeowners have contended with threats including paralyzing cold on the Great Plains, wildfire evacuati.....»»
MotorStorm PS3 Online Servers Restored By Fan Group PSONE
MotorStorm's PS3 online servers have been restored by fan group PSONE, giving fans access to the game's multiplayer once more. The post MotorStorm PS3 Online Servers Restored By Fan Group PSONE appeared first on PlayStation Universe. PSONE, the.....»»
Researchers develop rapid computer software to track pandemics as they happen
Researchers at Georgia State University have created lightning-fast computer software that can help nations track and analyze pandemics, like the one caused by COVID-19, before they spread like wildfire around the globe......»»
How thinking like a watershed system can help save Narragansett Bay
The Narragansett Bay, which covers almost 150 square miles along the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is New England's largest estuary, and it is under threat from both changing patterns of land use in New England and global climate change. R.....»»
Trees on the move: Researchers reveal how wildfire accelerates forest changes
Refugees are on the move in forests across the western U.S. As climate conditions change, the ranges of tree species are shifting, especially toward cooler or wetter sites. A new Stanford analysis provides some of the first empirical evidence that wi.....»»
Early Evidence of How Wildfire Smoke Alters Bird Migration
A team tracking the flights of four Tule geese from Alaska to California documented how the birds changed course in response to dense smoke......»»
Capturing a true picture of wolves in Yellowstone: Reevaluating aspen recovery
It's an environmental success story that feels like a parable—the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s triggered a cascade of effects that ultimately restored the ecosystem, including the recovery of aspen trees. B.....»»
The blame game: How much are we responsible for recent wildfires?
Humans are at least 68 percent responsible for the wildfires in the Western US. Enlarge (credit: Kevin Key / Getty Images) This summer, the Western United States saw a truly devastating wildfire season. Across the country, mor.....»»
Mapping annual wildfire probabilities across California
Researchers have uncovered new insights into the dynamics that underlie the probabilities of wildfire across the state of California. Isaac Park of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and colleagues present their method and findings in the o.....»»
Tiny seedlings of giant sequoias rise from ashes of wildfire
Ashtyn Perry was barely as tall as the shovel she stomped into barren ground where a wildfire last year ravaged the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature behemoth trees......»»
River ice can shape watershed ecology
River ice cover not only affects rivers during the winter but can also influence both physical and biological processes throughout the year, including the timing and duration of ecological productivity, under-ice light availability, and the mixing an.....»»
Peatlands protect against wildfire and flooding, but they"re still under attack in Canada
When record-breaking wildfires in western Russia killed 65 people, injured 1,068, destroyed 3,500 homes and caused billions in damages in 2010, it was no longer business-as-usual in Russia's response to the impacts of climate change......»»
After California"s 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were "still smoldering"
When a massive wildfire tears through a landscape, what happens to the animals?.....»»