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Shrubs can help or hinder a forest"s recovery after wildfire

Research from the University of California, Davis, is shedding light on when and where to plant tree seedlings to help restore forests after high-severity wildfires, and it has a lot to do with shrubs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorg11 hr. 33 min. ago

Internet fiber optic cables successfully detect shock waves from a rockslide

On the night of 16 June 2023, about 1.2 million cubic meters of rock rumbled down into the valley near Brienz (GR). A team from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and ETH Zurich tracked the event using an unusual.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

In wildfire-prone Oregon, grassland blazes are sapping state resources

Bert Siddoway heard the fire before he saw it, no seconds at all between the flash of lightning and the boom of thunder. The strike "shook the whole flipping town," he said, and immediately ignited a wildfire in a hard-to-reach spot in the hills abov.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition

You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know very little......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying—here"s what that means for the planet

Fires have long been a natural part of forest ecosystems, but something is changing. Our new study shows that forest fires have become more widespread and severe amid global heating, particularly in the high northern latitudes such as Canada and Sibe.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

Have AI advances led to self-driving breakthroughs or a dead end?

Artificial intelligence advances have unlocked the possibility of using end-to-end models for self-driving purposes. But many experts are concerned companies adopting such strategies are taking shortcuts that will hinder safety......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Longer wildfire seasons means more bad air days

Each year in Utah and most other western states in America, the period from July through October is considered wildfire season because it typically represents the peak times atmospherically for such hazardous phenomenon. Besides the danger to propert.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Book Review: Inside the Global Movement to Protect Forests from Climate Change

Lessons from the people making forest ecosystems more resilient.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Researchers develop polyurea membranes for lithium recovery from waste batteries

In a study published in the Journal of Membrane Science, a research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a new zone-regulated interfacial polymerization strategy, aim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Arcserve UDP 10 accelerates disaster recovery processes

Arcserve launched Arcserve UDP 10, providing customers with an intuitive, flexible, and affordable way to address their critical data security and business continuity challenges. Arcserve UDP 10 is a unified data protection solution that offers backu.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Canopy structure regulates autumn phenology by mediating microclimate in temperate forests, finds study

Autumn phenology serves as a sensitive indicator of temperate forests' response to climate change and is a key factor influencing forest carbon sequestration. Understanding the mechanisms driving the spatiotemporal variations in autumn phenology is c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Modern mass extinction in an Ecuadorean cloud forest found to be a mirage

One of the most notorious mass extinction events in modern times occurred on a hilltop in coastal Ecuador in the 1980s. Ninety species of plants known from nowhere else on Earth—many of them new to science and not yet given a name—went extinct wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Adaptability of trees persists after millions of years of climate change, finds study

Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk and the number of trees having fallen sharply duri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

New oak species found in Guangxi

Oak (genus Quercus), comprising approximately 469 species of ornamental and timber trees and shrubs in the beech family (Fagaceae), is a dominant woody lineage in forest ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

European forest plants are migrating westwards: Research suggests nitrogen is the main cause

New research reveals nitrogen pollution, and to a lesser extent climate change, unexpectedly as the key driver behind surprising westward shifts in the distribution of plants......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Fall is here: Why do some trees lose their leaves while others stay green?

The autumn has arrived and northeastern North America's forests will soon grace us with a breathtaking palette of reds, yellows and golds. These vivid colors will then fade, giving way to bare branches, as the fallen leaves blanket the forest floor,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists track and analyze lofted embers that cause spot fires

In the chaos of a wildfire, heat, wind, flames and fuel interact to produce embers that are lofted into surrounding areas, starting new spot fires and spreading destruction and property loss in California's wildland-urban interface......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Samsung adds free 45-minute workouts to its TVs in partnership with F45

Samsung partners with F45 to offer cardio, strength, and recovery workouts on its Daily+ platform, helping users achieve fitness goals with on-demand training......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Commvault Cloud Rewind helps businesses bounce back from cyber incidents

Commvault launched Cloud Rewind on the Commvault Cloud platform. This offering, which integrates cloud-native distributed application recovery and rebuild capabilities from the Appranix acquisition, gives cloud-first organizations a secret weapon to.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Linamar finds all N.C. employees safe after Hurricane Helene; recovery efforts continue

The Canadian automotive supplier is slowly getting operations running at two plants in western North Carolina. The full extent of the damage remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Documenting the impact of a fungal outbreak on a forest over half a century

An entomologist and his ecologist daughter have outlined the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past half-century in the forests of White Oak Canyon in the Shenandoah National Park due to a canker fungus......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024