Tag: wildfires
As extreme fires transform Alaska’s boreal forest, deciduous trees put a...
forest burns
Jill Johnstone, University of Saskatchewan; Heather Dawn Alexander, Auburn University; Michelle C. Mack, Northern Arizona...
Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is...
Beverly Law, Oregon State University and William Moomaw, Tufts University
Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight...
Conservation Ecology National parks California Land management Archives Wildfires
Emily Lin, University of California, Merced
Editor’s note: As wildfires came dangerously close to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in September 2020, the curator...
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but...
Julie Loisel, Texas A&M University
Peatlands are a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn’t fully decompose because it’s too soggy. In these ecosystems,...
We’ll see more fire seasons like 2020 – here’s a strategy...
Jennifer Balch, University of Colorado Boulder
As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and...
Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control
Jenna Drenten, Loyola University Chicago
Over Labor Day weekend, two expectant parents didn’t get the viral hit they had hoped for.
During a gender reveal party...
Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Intense wildfires are raging in California, Oregon and Washington state, spurring mass evacuations and leaving charred towns in their wake. A...
Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University and Caitlin R. Proctor, Purdue University
In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction.
The 2018 Camp Fire...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
