Wildfire : Science World Report

Jul 28, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

Climate Change: Alaska Wildfire Season May be the Worst in the State to Date

This could be the worst wildfire season in Alaska to date. Scientists have found that as the wildfire season in Alaska continues, boreal forests within the state are actually becoming more flammable.

Jul 17, 2015 10:22 AM EDT

Climate Change Causes Intense Wildfires to Burn Longer and Further

Climate change may be worsening wildfires. A new study reveals that as temperatures rise and as droughts sweep across North America, climate change is causing fire seasons to be longer and wildfires themselves to be more intense.

Jul 01, 2015 09:45 AM EDT

Yosemite Forest Fire Reveals Severe Wildfires May be on the Rise

How do we know how severe a forest fire is going to be? Scientists have discovered that forest composition, ground cover and topography are the best predictors of forest fire severity in the Western U.S

Apr 20, 2015 08:18 AM EDT

California Wildfires Release More Greenhouse Gases than Previously Thought

Wildfires may be more of a problem than first anticipated. Scientists have found that California's wildfires and deforestation are contributed more than expected to the state's greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov 06, 2014 08:18 AM EST

Raging Wildfires Demand Co-Existence Rather Than Control

Scientists have found that the debate over fuel-reduction techniques for wildfires is only a small part of the much larger fire problem that will make society increasingly vulnerable to catastrophic losses due to wildfires.

Sep 08, 2014 11:41 AM EDT

Climate Change May Drastically Increase Forest Fires in Europe

Climate change is continuing to impact the globe. Now, scientists have found that our changing climate may increase forest fires in Europe as temperatures increase and as droughts stretch on for longer in the future.

Aug 07, 2014 07:42 AM EDT

Fire and Drought Shaped California: The Human Cause of Recent Wildfires

After the third year of extended drought for California a series of large fires is sweeping across the dry vegetation. Yet this force of destruction is a part of California's history and now, scientists have taken a closer look at how the history of fire and drought has shaped this state.

Aug 01, 2014 08:13 AM EDT

Wildfires and Burning Biomass May Have a Larger Role in Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Wildfires may occur naturally, but they could have a major impact on climate change. Scientists have found that wildfires and other types of fires that burn plant matter may have a much bigger role to play than previously thought.

Jun 06, 2014 08:31 AM EDT

66-Million-Year-Old Wildfire Reveals the Climate During the Last Days of the Dinosaurs

Researchers have discovered the first fossil-record evidence of forest fire ecology in Canada, revealing a bit more about the ancient climate of our planet.

May 20, 2014 12:50 PM EDT

Record Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Caused by Forest Fires and Climate Change Combo

We all know that the Greenland ice sheet is melting, and could contribute significantly to sea level rise. Now, though, researchers have discovered the underlying causes behind this melting.

Sep 03, 2013 07:49 PM EDT

Progression of Giant Rim Fire in Yosemite Visualized and as Seen From Space

The Rim Fire is now the largest in the United States in 2013 and the fourth largest fire in California since records began in 1932. By the morning of September 3, the fire had burned 235,841 acres (954 square kilometers or 369 square miles) of brush, oaks, and pine in the Sierra Nevada Range near an...