News articles tagged with 'wildfires'
Wildfires set to increase 50 percent by 2050
— 28 Jul 2009 20:53 | EnvironmentThe area of forest burnt by wildfires in the United States is set to increase by over 50% by 2050, according to research by climate scientists... — full story
NASA study says climate adds fuel to Asian wildfire emissions
— 2 May 2009 19:02 | EnvironmentIn the last decade, Asian farmers have cleared tens of thousands of square miles of forests to accommodate the world's growing demand for palm oil, an increasingly popular food ingredient.... — full story
Fire is important part of global climate change, report scientists
— 24 Apr 2009 19:36 | EnvironmentFire must be accounted for as an integral part of climate change, according to 22 authors of an article published in the 24 April issue of the journal Science. The authors determined... — full story
Charcoal evidence tracks climate changes in Younger Dryas
— 29 Jan 2009 21:52 | EnvironmentA new study reports that charcoal particles left by wildfires in sediments of 35 North American lake beds don't readily support the theory that comets exploding over the continent 12,900... — full story
Where there is wildfire smoke, there is toxicity
— 20 Nov 2008 16:40 | EnvironmentThe health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials. Detailed particulate analysis of the... — full story
Hospital visits for respiratory illnesses spiked during Southern California wildfires
— 19 Nov 2008 16:50 | HealthRaging wildfires that engulfed Southern California earlier this decade not only destroyed neighbourhoods laying in their path, they also caused significant health problems for many... — full story
Ground-level ozone found to reach high levels in states like California, Nevada
— 10 Oct 2008 14:12 | EnvironmentWildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research... — full story
Increased risk of catastrophic wildfires: Global warming's wake up call for the Western US
— 16 Aug 2008 13:17 | Environment'The massive wildfires raging in California this summer are symptomatic of a trend toward more fires burning larger areas in the Western United States over the past few decades,' said... — full story
Bushfire impact on water yields
— 22 Jan 2008 11:14 | EnvironmentWhile forest fires can often result in an initial increase in water runoff from catchments, it's the forests and bush growing back that could cause future problems for water supplies... — full story
Wildfire letdowns and wake-up calls
— 26 Nov 2007 22:27 | EnvironmentWith damage estimates at more than $1 billion following recent October wildfires in the state of California, an important question comes into view: how will residents, business owners,... — full story