WashU scientists discover dark brown carbon’s role in accelerating snow meltScience
WashU scientists discover dark brown carbon’s role in accelerating snow melt
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) have revealed the significant role of dark brown carbon (d-BrC), a previously overlooked wildfire byproduct, in accelerating…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 5, 2024
Full articleWildfires pushed Canada into top four CO2 emitters in 2023News
Wildfires pushed Canada into top four CO2 emitters in 2023
Ottawa, Canada (AFP) - Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year, according to a…
SourceAugust 29, 2024
Full articleClimate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024Climate
Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024
By University of East Anglia Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate…
SourceAugust 14, 2024
Full articleThousands flee as wildfires bear down on Greek capitalNews
Thousands flee as wildfires bear down on Greek capital
By Anna Maria Jakubek with Marina Rafenberg in Athens | AFP Penteli, Greece (UPDATED) - Thousands of people living around Athens fled their homes on…
SourceAugust 12, 2024
Full articleExposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview SurveyClimate
Exposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview Survey
The link between climate change and mental health has become increasingly apparent, with more than one in five Californians affected by climate events reporting negative…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 3, 2024
Full articleComplex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamicsScience
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics
Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. By Max Planck Institute for Chemistry In a revelation highlighting the…
SourceJuly 13, 2024
Full articleFires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.ClimateScience
Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.
By North Carolina State University A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: officialNews
Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: official
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in 20…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleExtreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the scienceClimate
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the science
By Víctor Fernández García and Cristina Santín, The Conversation It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleExtreme bushfires increasing in number and intensityClimateNewsScience
Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity
By University of Tasmania Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from…
SourceJune 24, 2024
Full articleLarge 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…
SourceJune 18, 2024
Full articlePublic 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,…
SourceJune 14, 2024
Full articleFighting 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…
SourceJune 7, 2024
Full articleWildfire 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…
SourceMay 16, 2024
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