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CAL MATTERS: Park Fire jeopardizing one of California’s most iconic species: ‘This species could blink out’

July 31, 2024

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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Supercharged by climate change, Western megafires explode simultaneously

Inside Climate News

Wildfires and watersheds

July 31, 2024

Heat waves and “flash droughts” fuel intense fires in California, Oregon and Canada. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This...

USGS: Using mixed telemetry methods to measure soil moisture for improving runoff forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

USGS

Science Wildfires and watersheds

July 25, 2024

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently began a soil moisture monitoring and modeling project in the Feather River watershed. By the USGS: Wildfire, drought, and temperature are...

NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

NOAA Research

Wildfires and watersheds

July 23, 2024

From NOAA: Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new...

EDWARD RING: Logging can protect forests, increase water supplies

Ag Alert

Commentary Wildfires and watersheds

July 11, 2024

By Edward Ring, Ag Alert Practical solutions to California’s energy and water shortages will always have a better chance of...

NASA data shows how drought changes wildfire recovery in the west

NASA/JPL

Science Wildfires and watersheds

July 11, 2024

By: Emily DeMarco, NASA Earth Science Division A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result that could provide meaningful information for conservation efforts. The West has been witnessing...

CAL MATTERS: Welcome to the Age of Fire: California wildfires explained

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

July 10, 2024

By Julie Cart, Cal Matters After two mild wildfire seasons, California is bracing for whatever 2024 brings. Favorable weather marked...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As climate change dries out the west, Fourth of July fireworks spark increased wildfire risk

Inside Climate News

Wildfires and watersheds

July 2, 2024

Fireworks ignite tens of thousands of wildfires across the U.S. each year. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article...

EOS: Wildfire smoke affects the function of lake ecosystems

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

June 27, 2024

Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke, EOS Wildfires are on the rise. The smoke they bring darkens the sky and deposits ash. Ocean research has provided...

UC DAVIS: Study reveals 70% of CA blanketed in smoke during record wildfire seasons: Impacts on state’s lakes examined

UC Davis

Science Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

May 23, 2024

By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...

STANFORD NEWS: Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery

Stanford University

Science Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

May 16, 2024

From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health....

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

Guest Contributor

Wildfires and watersheds

April 25, 2024

By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel computer simulation model that showcases Indigenous fire stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem health. Western scientists and land managers have become...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase

UC Santa Cruz

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

March 26, 2024

By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC...

USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US

USGS

Policy and regulation Reports Wildfires and watersheds

February 23, 2024

A comprehensive OECD Environmental Policy Paper on wildfire risk, policy, and strategy in the United States explains how to incorporate...

USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise

USGS

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

February 9, 2024

From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the Town of Paradise. The fire was the deadliest and most destructive in California history, causing at least 85 fatalities and...