There are the good wildfires, and there are the bad. Unfortunately, the latter often overwhelm the beneficial ones. We’ll go on with stories from San Diego in a minute—it’s a … [Read full article]
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Roundup Of The Mid-May San Diego Fires
Brush burning fast at one of the mid-May San Diego fires, 2014 (photo from KHQ compilation). Fires are part of the Western North America lifestyle, unfortunately. “Every summer, smoke fills … [Read full article]
Pollen and Charcoal Document Ancient Egypt's Climate History
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey studying ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt’s Nile Delta have documented the region’s ancient droughts and fires, including a … [Read full article]
Climate Change to Disrupt Fire Patterns Worldwide
Climate change has long been expected to disrupt future fire patterns across the globe, and a new analysis of 16 climate models has only confirmed what many scientists had … [Read full article]
Rural Depopulation Increases Fire Frequency and Size
Forest fires are becoming larger and are happening more frequently as a direct result of rural depopulation, rather than being a direct result of climate change. The research – conducted … [Read full article]
Large Fires in Northern Mexico From Space {Photo of the Day}
Taken using the Landsat-5 satellite on April 9, this image captures the difficulties being faced by firefighters in Mexico who are attempting to put out two large fires in northern Mexico’s Coahuila state.
Israeli Fire Typical of Climate Change in Mediterranean
Recent fires to sweep through the Carmel Mountains near Haifa in Israel are a typical example of the effects of climate change and a bitter taste of the future according … [Read full article]
Fires Likely to Unlock Large Storehouses of Carbon
One of the most disastrous results of climate change is the initialization of feedback loops which themselves further the impact of climate change. One of the most potentially dangerous of … [Read full article]
Rising Arctic Temperatures Result in More Tundra Fires
On July 16 of 2010 a lightning strike caused the Anaktuvuk River Fire which ended up burning more than a thousand square kilometres of tundra on Alaska’s North Slope, and … [Read full article]
Latest News Weekend Roundup: 7 Climate Change Stories
In addition to the numerous climate change stories we reported on this week, here are 7 more definitely worth a share.
Why Are There Fewer Large Trees in Yosemite?
[social_buttons] We’ve all heard the legend of Johnny Appleseed, the legendary apple tree planter of the United States. He walked across the country with his walking stick, and a bucket … [Read full article]
Wildfire Ecology Part 4: Salvage Logging Hinders Natural Regeneration and Makes Burn Areas More Fire Prone
Now that the June 20, 2008 California lightning fires are nearly contained, talk has turned to salvage logging the burned areas. Two years ago, an Oregon State University study has … [Read full article]
The Upside to Natural Disasters
Before I write anything else, I want to unequivocally explain that I think natural disasters are terrible. They cause countless deaths and incredible human suffering. With that being understood, I … [Read full article]