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When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: ...
Ancient sediment reveals humans began systematically using fire 50,000 years ago, reshaping global climate patterns.
Startup Pyri believes its lightweight fire detectors can give vulnerable communities an invaluable head start in the race to ...
Whether it's flooding in Toronto or forest fires raging in Alberta and Manitoba, climate change is pushing natural disasters ...
The Trump administration has been accused of pursuing a "corporate giveaway" for the president's "billionaire buddies." ...
After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus on vertebrates and plants. Yet extreme fires can ...
Our third feature takes us to the Iberian Peninsula, where unique forest landscapes and the wildlife they support are ...
Proactive solutions to manage wildfires is critical. Sensing, robotics, drones and AI can provide fast and accurate response ...
As our planet warms, forests face an alarming threat from wildfires that are becoming more frequent and intense. 🌳🔥 We must come together to protect these vital ecosystems and raise awareness about ...
Despite vast investments in suppression, the evidence is clear: we cannot simply keep investing in more fire equipment. A comparison of two nearly identical Australian forest fires—one in 1952, one in ...
Hector Cerna, 39, of Palmdale works to put out hot spots in Alpine National Park, in Australia's Victoria state, on Jan. 18, 2020. The U.S. sent firefighters to help combat fires in Australia as ...
The megafires that tore through Australia’s forests in 2019–20 burnt more than 10 million hectares. The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected.