wildfire
- An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space. Here’s what’s happening. | CNNedition.cnn.com An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space. Here’s what’s happening. | CNN
California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather.
- The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfireswww.newyorker.com The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
Strategies intended to safeguard forests and homes have instead increased the likelihood that they’ll burn.
- Surge in extreme forest fires fuels global emissionswww.nature.com Surge in extreme forest fires fuels global emissions
Climate change and human activities have led to more frequent and intense forest blazes over the past two decades.
- California wildfires created toxic chromium, research findswww.nbcnews.com California wildfires created toxic chromium, research finds
As climate change intensifies wildfires, scientists are trying to figure out just how dangerous their smoke can be for human health.
- The Rising Risks of Wildfiregooglemapsmania.blogspot.com The Rising Risks of Wildfire
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- Biomass smoke inhalation promotes neuroinflammatory and metabolomic temporal changes in the hippocampus of female mice - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Biomass smoke inhalation promotes neuroinflammatory and metabolomic temporal changes in the hippocampus of female mice - PubMed
Smoke from wildland fires has been shown to produce neuroinflammation in preclinical models, characterized by neural infiltrations of neutrophils and monocytes, as well as altered neurovascular endothelial phenotypes. To address the longevity of such outcomes, the present study examined the temporal...
- Climate change tests limits of Mediterranean wildfire strategyphys.org Climate change tests limits of Mediterranean wildfire strategy
Climate change and increased human habitation across France's dry, forested region are pushing the limits of firefighters' tried and tested "strike quick and hard" strategy.
- It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continenttheconversation.com It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent
The El Niño is a reminder that bushfires are part of Australian life. But whether or not this fire season is a bad one, Australia must find a better way to manage bushfires.
- Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'phys.org Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'
It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan Bomba in Chicago. It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world.
- Canada wildfire smoke chokes millions in North Americaphys.org Canada wildfire smoke chokes millions in North America
A deep orange-brown sun shined through hazy skies as smoke from Canadian wildfires spread across North America and beyond, choking millions of people and triggering severe air quality alerts.
- How to Protect Yourself from Smoky Wildfire Airwww.scientificamerican.com How to Protect Yourself from Smoky Wildfire Air
As giant plumes from fires in Canada billow over the U.S., experts explain what smoke does to your health—and how to protect yourself
- Smoke Forecast - FireSmoke.ca
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/940899
> Useful site for planning activities. It also gives a good idea of where fires are burning, in case you've sort of gotten burned out by headlines.
- Wildfire smoke & low air quality- AQHI 10+ in many ON & QC regionswww.ctvnews.ca Rising number of wildfires trigger poor air quality warnings in Ontario, Quebec
Smoky, dangerous air is settling over parts of western Quebec and eastern Ontario this morning and the number of forest fires burning across Canada is creeping higher once again.
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/148197
> From North Bay through Ottawa-Gatineau to Montreal the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is again over the top of its range at 10+. > > Athletic events and St. Jean Baptise events are being canceled.
- Montreal has poorest air quality in the world today: trackermontreal.ctvnews.ca Montreal has poorest air quality in the world due to wildfire smoke
As far as big cities go, Montreal has the worst air quality in the world on Sunday, according to a website that tracks air quality indexes (AQIs) across the globe. The smog is a product of wildfires in northern Quebec, 80 of which are currently burning.
- Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burningtheconversation.com Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning
Before the colonists came, we managed the land with careful use of cool burns. To stop giant bushfires, we have to learn again how to care for country.
- Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth and mortality: Studyphys.org Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth and mortality: Study
Smoke particulates from wildfires could lead to between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost $36 to $82 billion per year in the United States, according to new research by Cornell, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) and the University of Houston.
