Science Daily16h
Models show intensifying wildfires in a warming world due to changes in vegetation and humidity; only a minor role for lightning
Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...
Orion Magazine23h
Where There Is Smoke
DAY AND NIGHT, NEW SMOKE is born. The weather has turned warmer, and the lack of rainfall prepares dried-out grasses and shrubs for fire. The burning begins in a few spots—unseen in the mountains—and ...