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Wildfires can create their own weather, including tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how
A huge pyrocumulus cloud rises over the Park Fire near Chico, Calif., on July 26, 2024. David McNew/Getty…
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the science
vikks / shutterstock Víctor Fernández García, Université de Lausanne and Cristina Santín, Swansea University It feels like we…
Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health
Ryan W. Allen, Simon Fraser University and Stephanie Cleland, Simon Fraser University Air quality in Canada has improved…
Wildfire smoke and dirty air are also climate change problems: Solutions for a world on fire
People wore face masks as wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky orange on June 7,…
New Study Shows Wildfires Emitting Seven Times More Methane than Previously Estimated
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that wildfires emit significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse…
New Study Shows Wildfires Can Boost Biodiversity—But With Important Caveats
A new study published in the journal Ecology Letters suggests that wildfires positively affect biodiversity in animal species.…
Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 20,000 buildings in and around Paradise, Calif. Marcus Yam…