Are LA’s wildfires a look into Utah’s future?
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Tom Cova, expert in environmental hazards emergency management, gives insight into the Los Angeles wildfires and the best practices for keeping fire-prone communities safe.
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Burning questions: Discovering the roles of fire, fuel and fauna
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Research by NHMU curators Tyler Faith and Mitchell Power showcased in new exhibit about how wildfire patterns change in response to climate change and herbivore extinction.
Read MoreAs climate warms, California wildfires are becoming more severe, killing more trees
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U biologist Jon Wang, with UC Irvine colleagues, uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of Western wildfires since 1980.
Read MoreExploring solutions to the threat climate change poses to the West’s electrical grid
Bringing together a multitude of stakeholders, a symposium seeks to identify solutions for a mounting crisis that communities are not prepared for should the grid fail.
Read MoreWildland firefighters hit their STRIDE
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STRIDE is the first model for accurately mapping the most efficient routes and estimating walking speed through any environment that considers slope steepness, vegetation density and ground surface roughness.
Read MoreEnvironmental refuges to escape the heat
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Daniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read MoreStudents win thousands at U’s Wildfire Hackathon
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The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy held its second annual Climate Solutions Hackathon, with wildland fire as this year’s theme.
Read MoreWilkes Climate Summit 2023
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The inaugural two-day gathering brings together people, science and innovation to accelerate climate solutions, and finalists for the historic $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize at the University of Utah.
Read MoreSparkles the unicorn, U scientists win Nature photo contest
The #ScientistAtWork contest showcases images of research and workplaces from scientists across the globe.
Read MoreWestern wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller
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Taller plumes spread farther, degrading air quality over a larger region—or even across a continent.
Read MoreClimate change increases risks of tree death
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Threats from fire, drought and insects could reshape U.S. forests.
Read MoreMegaherbivore extinctions and wildfires
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Loss of ancient grazers triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity across the world’s grasslands.
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