News articles tagged with 'fire'
Navy researchers apply science to fire fighting
— 3 Nov 2009 11:17 | TechnologyA fire aboard a Navy ship can quickly become a deadly cauldron. The grim reminders of this would be the deadly fires that took place aboard the USS Forrestal in 1967 or the USS Enterprise... — full story
Radio waves 'see' through walls
— 12 Oct 2009 10:21 | TechnologyUniversity of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab... — full story
New stove dramatically improves lung health in Mexican women
— 23 Sep 2009 10:03 | HealthWomen in Central Mexico who used a vented stove instead of the traditional indoor open fire, experienced improved respiratory health on par with a pack-a-day smoker kicking the habit,... — full story
Wildfires in Southern California captured by satellite
— 1 Sep 2009 19:15 | EnvironmentWildfires throughout Southern California has been captured by the backward (northward)-viewing camera of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra... — full story
Unmanned aircraft map northern wildfires
— 12 Aug 2009 10:51 | EnvironmentStaff from Poker Flat Research Range have travelled north to assist fire personnel in mapping Interior Alaska's Crazy Mountain Complex fires with unmanned aircraft. The team is stationed... — full story
Large trees declining in Yosemite
— 29 Jul 2009 19:13 | EnvironmentLarge trees have declined in Yosemite National Park during the 20th century, and warmer climate conditions may play a role... — full story
Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration, add to greenhouse warming
— 9 Jul 2009 13:09 | EnvironmentWidely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon... — full story
NIST study offers first detailed look at the progress of a wildland-urban fire
— 18 Jun 2009 12:42 | EnvironmentA wildfire rages across southern California wildlands towards residential communities, endangering residents and firefighters and sending property up in smoke. This is an increasingly... — full story
Fire mitigation work in western US misplaced
— 9 Jun 2009 11:33 | EnvironmentOnly 11 percent of wildfire mitigation efforts undertaken as a result of a long-term federal fuels-reduction program to cut down catastrophic wildfire risk to communities have been... — full story
Repeated fire and drought, a menace for Mediterranean forests
— 19 May 2009 11:56 | EnvironmentIs fire an enemy of Mediterranean forests or a natural regulating factor of the ecosystem? What is the effect of climate change on the interactions? Thanks to the IRISE program, coordinated... — full story