Wildfire Content / Wildfire Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en 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 California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Projects /climate/news/california-climate-action-grants-awarded-4-uc-davis-projects UC awards four ºÙºÙÊÓƵ projects with California Climate Action Grants. They'll focus on solar energy, urban streams, health impacts of wildfires and landscape resilience for California Indian Allotment lands. August 23, 2023 - 5:16pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/california-climate-action-grants-awarded-4-uc-davis-projects