Wildfire

Wildfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in areas of combustible vegetation, such as forests, grasslands, or shrublands. Wildfires can be caused by natural events, like lightning, or human activity, and their behavior is influenced by fuels, topography, and weather. While some ecosystems depend on fire for regeneration, wildfires can threaten human communities, property, air quality, and soil and water resources. Climatic conditions, including drought and heat, can increase wildfire severity, and these conditions are being influenced by climate change.

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Large wildfires create weather that favors more fireClimateScience

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire

By Jules Bernstein, University of California - Riverside A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2024 Full article
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Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change than other extreme weather events, study findsClimateScience

Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change than other extreme weather events, study finds

By Molly Rosbach, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change,…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2024 Full article
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Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfiresNewsScience

Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires

By University of South Australia Australian scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
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Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands cityNews

Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands city

Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) - A wildfire in Canada's major oil-producing region doubled in size as it drew closer to the city of Fort McMurray…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article