STANFORD: Study shows controlled burns can reduce wildfire intensity and smoke pollution Stanford University Wildfires and watersheds June 27, 2025From Stanford News: A new Stanford-led study finds that controlled, low-intensity fires known as prescribed burns can slash wildfire intensity...
GRIST: Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse. Grist Wildfires and watersheds January 18, 2025Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of “cars, metal pipes, plastics.” By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally published...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows Inside Climate News Water qualityWildfires and watersheds September 16, 2024Emerging research is unraveling the complex ways wildfires affect lakes, streams and the ocean. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock The Conversation Water qualityWildfires and watersheds August 13, 2024By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration...
CAL MATTERS: Welcome to the Age of Fire: California wildfires explained Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds July 10, 2024By Julie Cart, Cal Matters After two mild wildfire seasons, California is bracing for whatever 2024 brings. Favorable weather marked...
EOS: Wildfire smoke affects the function of lake ecosystems American Geophysical Union ScienceWildfires and watersheds June 27, 2024Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke,...
UC DAVIS: Study reveals 70% of CA blanketed in smoke during record wildfire seasons: Impacts on state’s lakes examined UC Davis ScienceWater qualityWildfires and watersheds May 23, 2024By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows EcosystemsScienceWildfires and watersheds November 2, 2023By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
PNNL: Western wildfires spark stronger storms in downwind states Pacific Northwest National Laboratory HydrologyWildfires and watersheds October 18, 2022When wildfires burn in the west, their heat and airborne particles inflict stronger rain and larger hail upon central states...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Does cold wildfire smoke contribute to water repellent soils in burned areas? Desert Research Institute EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds May 25, 2021A new DRI pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smoke....
