Tag: Wildfire
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Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires more deadly than remote wildfires
Research quantifies the health risks of wildland-urban interface fires, showing fire emissions in populated areas are three times more likely to lead to annual premature deaths than emissions from wildfires in general.
- Air Quality
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Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people, infrastructure
Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study that was led by CU Boulder and involved NSF NCAR.
- Weather
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Permafrost thawing will lead to more intense northern wildfires
The warming climate will accelerate permafrost thawing and lead to an intensification of wildfires in regions of northern Canada and Siberia.
- Climate
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Wildfire experts available to explain fire behavior, potential impacts
NSF NCAR scientists are studying key aspects of wildfires.
- Air Quality,
- Climate
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Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface
Fires that burn through the wildland-urban interface are becoming more frequent worldwide, and the trend is likely to continue.
- Air Quality