On September 5, 2020, California's Creek Fire grew so severe that it began producing its own weather system. The fire's extreme heat produced an explosive thunderhead that spewed lightning strikes and further fanned the roaring ...
Earth Sciences
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Human activity has added an average of 40 days to the global wildfire season, fundamentally changing when fires occur around the world.
Environment
Sep 22, 2025
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Wildfires burning across Canada and the Western United States are spewing smoke over millions of Americans—the latest examples of ashy haze becoming a regular experience, with health impacts far greater than scientists ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2025
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Spain this year sweltered through its hottest summer ever, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Tuesday, the latest in a string of global temperature records.
Environment
Sep 16, 2025
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Newly released, first-of-its-kind agriculture maps of the state of Hawaiʻi are expected to help policymakers, land managers and researchers better monitor crop diversity, evaluate land-use change and design programs that ...
Biotechnology
Sep 15, 2025
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Climate change is driving more frequent and more intense wildfires around the world, including in the United States. These huge blazes cause a range of problems that affect health, the environment, property and the economy. ...
Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 10, 2025
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A new nationwide database developed by researchers at Northern Arizona University is helping land managers answer a long-standing question: Are fuel treatments actually reducing wildfire risk?
Environment
Sep 10, 2025
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New research finds that treated forests are 88% less susceptible to high-severity wildfire than their unmanaged counterparts, and can recover carbon stocks in only seven years. The findings, carried out by researchers at ...
Ecology
Sep 5, 2025
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Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday.
Environment
Sep 5, 2025
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