Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?
Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters......»»
Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year
Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six months of 2023 than in any full year on record, EU scientists said Tuesday......»»
Air pollution via wildfire smoke takes toll on labor markets
Wildfires emit large amounts of smoke containing harmful pollutants that can drift for hundreds or thousands of miles away from their source, as shown by this summer's Canadian wildfires, which created air quality problems as far afield as New York C.....»»
Dog behavior study evaluates social learning among various breeds
A new study from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, showed that dogs may not equally benefit from observing the "helpful action" of a human demonstrator in the classic detour around a V-shaped fence task......»»
Montreal has worst air of any major city as wildfires rage: monitor
Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution monitor......»»
How a certified used-vehicle program helps set this Kansas dealership group apart
One dealership group's long-established used-vehicle certification program has proved helpful as customers faced with tighter new-vehicle options search for the next-best vehicle — in addition to providing boosts to its service and parts and financ.....»»
How a certified used-vehicle program helps set this Kansas group apart
One dealership group's long-established used-vehicle certification program has proved helpful as customers faced with tighter new-vehicle options search for the next-best vehicle — in addition to providing boosts to its service and parts and financ.....»»
How certified used-vehicle program helps set this Kansas group apart
One dealership group's long-established used-vehicle certification program has proved helpful as customers faced with tighter new-vehicle options search for the next-best vehicle — in addition to providing boosts to its service and parts and financ.....»»
Ecological "doom loops" edging closer, study warns
Extreme weather events such as wildfires and droughts will accelerate change in stressed systems leading to quicker tipping points of ecological decline, according to a new study......»»
What Canadian wildfires signify for climate, public health
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in eastern Canada shrouded the Northeast and Midwest in a dense ochre haze this month, and more smoke could return to both regions of the United States this week as the conflagrations continue......»»
For some fire-loving insects, wildfires provide the best breeding grounds
With the summer solstice and first official day of summer on June 21, hot and dry conditions have already given rise to a very active fire season across Canada......»»
Study estimates toxic emissions from wildland-urban interface fires
Fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) emit more toxic smoke than wildfires burning in natural vegetation, due to the chemicals in the structures, vehicles, and other manufactured goods that burn in fires in areas of human habitation......»»
Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth and mortality: Study
Smoke particulates from wildfires could lead to between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost $36 to $82 billion per year in the United States, according to new research by Cornell, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST).....»»
Image: Carbon monoxide from fires in Canada
As climate change increases the risk of wildfires across the globe, the spate of fires that hit Canada in May and June suggest that 2023 is on course to be the country's worst fire season to date. These fires not only pose a serious threat to human l.....»»
Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations
Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic effects. Many researchers predict, and have observed in published literature, an increase in i.....»»
Wildfire smoke threatens already endangered orangutans
For months following peatland wildfires in Borneo, the behavior and voices of critically endangered orangutans change, according to a new study led by a researcher from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology......»»
Climate Change Has Made California"s Wildfires Five Times Bigger
New research finds that the area burned by wildfires during summer in California has increased fivefold since 1971 because of more arid conditions caused by climate change.....»»
"Serious concerns" for new dry summer in France after 2022 fires
Two-thirds of French water tables are below normal levels for June, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said Wednesday, stoking fears of a repeat of 2022's tinder dry summer scarred by wildfires......»»
How controlled burns could limit megafires in California, Oregon, and Washington
Wildfire smoke is a threat to air quality, public health, and ecosystems throughout the U.S. Notwithstanding the impact of this year's Canadian wildfires, the West typically sees much higher exposure to wildfire smoke than other regions of the countr.....»»
Canada"s Wildfires Are a Warning of the East Coast"s Smoky Future
Ontario and Quebec could see wildfires grow more intense and frequent as a changing climate brings unusually hot and dry conditions.....»»
Human-caused climate change to blame for increase in California"s wildfires, says study
In the quarter century between 1996 and 2020, wildfires in California consumed five times more area than they did from 1971 to 1995. Researchers at the University of California and other international institutions have concluded that nearly all of th.....»»