Wildfires that burn near populated areas can have significant impact on the environment, property, livestock and human mortality and morbidity depending on the size, speed and proximity to the fire, and whether the population has advanced warning to evacuate. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat. PM 2.5 from ...
Californians have long dealt with wildfire smoke as a seasonal fact of life, but those fires have become more intense and frequent, raising the profile of wildfire smoke as a public health issue. Now, ...
The Aspen Times: A wildfire-focused bill to ban beaver hunting on public lands dies in committee
A bill that would have banned recreational beaver hunting on Colorado public lands was killed in committee on Monday, March 23, after a four-hour debate. House Bill 1323 was introduced by a group of ...
A wildfire-focused bill to ban beaver hunting on public lands dies in committee
Wildfire is an essential process connecting terrestrial systems to the atmosphere and climate. As vegetation burns, it releases smoke, carbon, and other materials into the atmosphere. These fires also release nutrients into the soil and are an integral part of ecological succession, plant germination, and soil enhancement. However, wildfires can also pose a hazard to human health and life. The ...
The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access, with minimal delay, to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. FIRMS tools and applications provide geospatial data, products, and
NASA's false-color corrected reflectance image of wildfires and burned areas in Portugal and Northern Spain was captured on , from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 satellite.