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1. www.nytimes.com › 2021/07/16 › climateWildfires Are Intensifying. Here’s Why, and What Can Be Done.

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   Jul 16, 2021 · Fire will always run uphill, so the team lights at the highest point. That way, the flames stay short and controlled until they burn out. “Watch out — rattlesnake.

2. www.bbc.com › future › articleWhy Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round - BBC

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   May 29, 2024 · The first major study of overwintering fires, which they published in 2021, found that these fires accounted for 0.8% of the total area burned by wildfires in Alaska and the Northwest Territories ...

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4. www.nature.com › articles › s43247/024/01346-2Record-breaking fire weather in North America in 2021 was ...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · The 2021 North American wildfire season was marked by record breaking fire-conducive weather and widespread synchronous burning, extreme fire behaviour, smoke and evacuations. Relative to 1979 ...

5. www.weforum.org › stories › 2021Why are wildfires getting worse? These scientists explain

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   Aug 6, 2021 · Active fire suppression contributes to what is often referred to as the wildland fire paradox – the more we prevent fires in the short term, the worse wildfires become when they return. In one of the new studies, Paul Hessburg and co-authors explain how fire managers can mitigate the severity of future fires by managing fire-excluded forests to foster resilience to wildfires and drought.

6. www.cnn.com › 2021/08/11 › worldWhy wildfires happen: Debunking the myth that arson is to ...

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   Aug 11, 2021 · The Dixie Fire burns on a mountain ridge sending embers into the air on August 5, 2021 in Greenville, California. ... So as fires continue to burn across large swaths of the world, people have to ...

7. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-worstThe Worst Wildfires Are Started by People. Here’s How

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   Nov 1, 2023 · Fire is a natural part of most forest ecosystems and has been around far longer than humans. For millennia, lightning sparked the vast majority of wildfires—but today it causes just 5 percent of ...

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   How extreme were nighttime fire weather conditions in 2021?

   • Nighttime fire weather conditions were also extreme in 2021: the percentage of mean nighttime temperature records broken during 2021 were 12%, 85% of which occurred during the heat dome (Fig. 3d) and the percentage of mean nighttime VPD records broken were 7.7%, 67% of which occurred during the PNW heat dome (Fig. 3e).

   Record-breaking fire weather in North America in 2021 was ... - Nature

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   Why are wildfires so dangerous?

   • Wildfires Are Intensifying. Here’s Why, and What Can Be Done. The danger from flames and smoke is growing as blazes spread more swiftly and unpredictably as a consequence of climate change. Here are answers to five important questions. Burning embers of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, in Doyle, Calif., on July 9, 2021. Noah Berger/Associated Press

   Wildfires Are Intensifying. Here’s Why, and What Can Be Done

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   Are zombie fires affecting Canada's wildfire season?

   • A rise in zombie fires in Canada is having knock-on effects for the wildfire season. Researchers and fire services are racing to find ways to put out perennial fires. Even at -40C (-40F), smoke kept billowing from under the snow.

   Why Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round - BBC

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   How did wildfire smoke affect North America in 2021?

   • The widespread and synchronous burning that occurred in North America during 2021 also led to frequent episodes with high levels of wildfire smoke, dispersed over broad regions. This was particularly evident in July where an estimated 20-68 million people in North America were exposed to high levels of particulate matter (see methods for details).

   Record-breaking fire weather in North America in 2021 was ... - Nature

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   How did the PNW heat dome affect the 2021 fire season?

   • The PNW heat dome also had a pronounced effect on the 2021 fire season, with record high temperatures and atmospheric moisture deficits producing extreme fire weather conditions over a large area for an extended period of time, enabling synchronous wildfire activity.

   Record-breaking fire weather in North America in 2021 was ... - Nature

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   What percentage of Alaska's Wildfires are overwintering?

   • The first major study of overwintering fires, which they published in 2021, found that these fires accounted for 0.8% of the total area burned by wildfires in Alaska and the Northwest Territories in 2002-18. But the percentage was higher the year after big fire seasons.

   Why Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round - BBC

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9. news.harvard.edu › gazette › storyWildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change

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   Aug 23, 2023 · For Loretta Mickley, a Harvard wildfire expert, the fires present a dual problem: Not only are they a symptom of climate change — becoming bigger, hotter, and more common in regions where they can affect large population centers — but they also make the crisis worse. By burning vast layers of partially decomposed vegetable matter called peat, fires like those in Canada release even more ...