Fire impacts on soil microorganisms: mass, activity and diversity
This work is a review of the last three years literature, dealing with the fire impact on mass, activity and diversity of soil microorganisms from soil A horizon.Read More →
Attribution of the Australian bushfire risk to anthropogenic climate change
Heat extremes have become more likely by at least a factor of 2 due to the
long-term warming trend.Read More →
A Shorter, Sharper Rainy Season Amplifies California Wildfire Risk
This article provides an overview of California wildfire risk.Read More →
The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States
To illustrate how changes in wildfire activity might affect air pollution and related health outcomes, and how these linkages might guide future science and policy, the authors relate satellite-based fire and smoke data to information from pollution Read More →
Facts and Statistics: Wildfires
This online resource provides a comprehensive overview of wildfires in the United States, including the documentation of the most destructive fires by year and graphics analyzing the impact that wildfires have on a state and national level. Read More →
Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California
This report highlights how anthropogenic climate change has influenced wildfires in California. Read More →
Worst Wildfire Year Since When? More California Acres Have Burned in 2018 Than the Past Decade
This article describes 2018 as the worst wildfire season in California in 15 years, citing the loss of 1,627,652 acres to wildfires at the time of publishing.Read More →
California Wildfires: New Records Set by 2018 Fires
This article describes the devastating effects of the California fires in fall 2018. At the time of publishing, the fires had burned 210,603 acres of land, destroyed 7,072 homes and structures, and led to the evacuation of 265,000 individuals.Read More →
Scientists See Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over California’s Wildfires
This article discusses how climate change is influenced the jet stream that drives California's wildfires.Read More →
Wildfires Rage Across Europe as Countries Battle Intense Heat Wave
This article describes the heatwave in Europe in summer 2018, and its devastating effects as wildfires have scorched large swaths of land in dozens of countries.Read More →