Publication examines the two-way relationship between fire-adapted invasive plants and wildfire regimes — and offers science-based tools for integrated management and landscape restoration The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has released Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That...
In populous regions, higher population density is linked to fewer fires, while adding people to emptier areas makes blazes more common By the American Geophysical Union (AGU) The number of wildfires burning in the Western United States each year dropped...
New research shows how severe blazes can transform a harmless trace metal into a carcinogen. by Kylie Mohr, High Country News Soil and rocks throughout the West naturally contain chromium-3, a harmless trace element also found in animals and plants...
Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months. By Tik Root, Grist This story was originally published...
by Gregory Pierce, Faith Kearns, Edith de Guzman, Erik Porse, Camilo Salcedo, Jennifer Gorman and Jason Islas Key Takeaways Water distribution systems were built with capacity to provide potable water and to put out local structure fires, not wildfires. Designing...
