"Extreme fire spread events rapidly burn large areas with disproportionate impacts on people and ecosystems. Such events are …
Changing fire regimes in the Great Basin USA
The Ecosphere article “Changing Fire Regimes in the Great Basin USA” compares fire regimes in the recent past (1961-1990) and …
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Metrics and Considerations for Evaluating How Forest Treatments Alter Wildfire Behavior and Effects
This study looks at pre-fire treatment effectiveness in the 2020 Cameron Peak burn scar. The study considers implications such as …
Understanding rural adaptation to smoke from wildfires and forest management: insights for aligning approaches with community contexts
As wildfire and smoke increasingly affect rural communities, understanding how people adapt on a local level is more important …
Natural resource management confronts the growing scale and severity of ecosystem responses to drought and wildfire
As drought and wildfire intensify with climate change, natural resource managers face growing challenges in keeping pace with …
NIST Study Finds Wildfire Hazards in Residential Fences and Mulch Beds
In a series of fire experiments, National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers explored how fences and mulch beds …
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Changing Hazards, Exposure, and Vulnerability in the Conterminous United States, 2020–2070
The working paper “Changing Hazards, Exposure and Vulnerability in the Conterminous United States, 2020–2070” from Resources for …
Edge Effects Along Roadside Fuel Treatments in Sagebrush Steppe
The construction of fuel breaks is a common strategy for suppressing wildfires in rangelands, but it can also increase the number …
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