Wildfire changes songbird plumage and testosterone
Fire can put a tropical songbird's sex life on ice......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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?.....»»
This website helps you imagine what extreme climate change will do to your home
The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an eerie orange glow as wildfire smoke blocked the sun......»»
Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed through dry vegetation in the region......»»
Wildfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found......»»
Google Maps Tracks Global Warming With New "Fire" Layer, Tree Canopy Tool
Google Maps is getting a few new features to help people better understand our burning planet. Ars Technica reports: The first is a new "fire" layer in the main map view, which will let you view the exact boundaries of a wildfire just as easily as yo.....»»
Google Maps tracks global warming with new “Fire” layer, Tree Canopy tool
"Fire" will be a top-level layer just like traffic, satellite, and transit maps. Turning on the new "Wildfire" layer. [credit: Google.....»»
Invasive Cheatgrass Spreads Under City Lights
The prolific plant, which impacts agriculture and spurs wildfire, seems to particularly benefit from streetlights -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Study shows N95 respirators could offer robust protection from wildfire smoke
N95 respirators offer the best protection against wildfire smoke and other types of air pollution, performing better than synthetic, cotton and surgical masks......»»
"Facebook Is What"s Wrong With America"
The Salesforce CEO and owner of Time Magazine, Marc Benioff, sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. "This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in th.....»»
Tech billionaire: Facebook is what"s wrong with America
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
"It must stop now." Marc Benioff says Facebook doesn"t care about disinformation
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals
Whenever organic matter is burned, such as in a wildfire, a power plant, a car's exhaust, or in daily cooking, the combustion releases polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—a class of pollutants that is known to cause lung cancer......»»
Sequoia National Park"s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire
The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park's famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been burning near them on the western side of California's Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks......»»