Wildfire Content / Wildfire Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Shrubs Can Help or Hinder a Forest’s Recovery After Wildfire /climate/news/shrubs-can-help-or-hinder-forests-recovery-after-wildfire When and where to plant tree seedlings restore forests after wildfires has a lot to do with shrubs, finds a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. December 16, 2024 - 10:12am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/shrubs-can-help-or-hinder-forests-recovery-after-wildfire Less Severe Forest Fires Can Reduce Intensity of Future Blazes /climate/news/less-severe-forest-fires-can-reduce-intensity-future-blazes Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future fires, according to new research on "reburns" by the University of California, Davis. August 19, 2024 - 1:37pm Emily C Dooley /climate/news/less-severe-forest-fires-can-reduce-intensity-future-blazes California a Botanical and Climate Change Hot Spot /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot California's natural beauty and pioneering conservation efforts make it a test bed for protecting biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study in PNAS. July 29, 2024 - 12:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ wildfire, smoke and air quality experts list for media, updated for 2024. July 01, 2024 - 9:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality Wildfire Smoke Reached 99% of U.S. Lakes in 2019-2021 /climate/news/wildfire-smoke-reached-99-us-lakes-2019-2021 Where there's smoke, there's not always fire. Wildfire smoke drifted to nearly every lake in North America for at least one day per year from 2019 to 2021, found a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. June 07, 2024 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/wildfire-smoke-reached-99-us-lakes-2019-2021 Smoke Covered 70% of California During Biggest Wildfire Years /climate/news/smoke-covered-70-california-during-biggest-wildfire-years As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020 and 2021, according to a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. May 22, 2024 - 9:32am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/smoke-covered-70-california-during-biggest-wildfire-years Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants /climate/news/car-fumes-weeds-pose-double-whammy-fire-loving-native-plants A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study found that wildflowers that usually flourish after a fire were replaced by invasive plants in places where nitrogen from vehicle emissions were high. February 15, 2024 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/car-fumes-weeds-pose-double-whammy-fire-loving-native-plants Reforms Needed to Expand Prescribed Burns /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ paper pinpoints obstacles and suggests strategies for getting more prescribed fire on the ground in the wildfire-prone U.S. West. November 15, 2023 - 9:15am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California /climate/news/researchers-examine-good-and-bad-uses-biomass-california A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study examines the good and bad uses of biomass and the best pathways to meet California’s goal of slashing carbon dioxide emissions by 2045. October 11, 2023 - 11:00am Emily C Dooley /climate/news/researchers-examine-good-and-bad-uses-biomass-california Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests /climate/news/wildfire-soil-emissions-increasing-air-pollution-remote-forests Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas are increasang, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, finds a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. August 29, 2023 - 2:00am Emily C Dooley /climate/news/wildfire-soil-emissions-increasing-air-pollution-remote-forests