Global carbon emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% over the past two decades, with the largest contributions coming from fires in Siberia and western North America.

IN his interesting article in NATURE of June 3, p. 787, Prof. F. P. Worley describes some of the effect of fire upon soils. It is not impossible that his observations may apply to soils in ...

Many other Forest Service workers are pulled in to help fight fires, though, said Andy Vanderheuel, the head of the union representing about 17,000 Forest Service employees.

The U.S. Forest Service built the fire sciences lab in 1960, inspired by a forest fire that killed 13 firefighters. The facility includes a 66-foot-high combustion chamber that allows for intense ...

Science: Fire for Fun; Science: Fire for Fun. 2 minute read. TIME. July 29, 1940 12:00 AM GMT-4 ... The forest people there admitted starting fires, but the reasons they gave were evasive or absurd.

Fires in non-tropical forests have steadily emitted more carbon each year since 2001, releasing an additional half a billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, a new study has found.

Not all forest fires have devastating effects. Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future conflagrations for as long as 20 years in certain climates, according to ...

Smokey Bear, the beloved symbol of the U.S. Forest Service, turns 80 years old on August 9, 2024. He's been warning about forest fires and wildfires in the great outdoors for eight decades.

Rattlesnakes employ impressive survival tactics during forest fires by seeking shelter in underground burrows or crevices. While lower-intensity fires may allow them to survive, high-intensity ...

Smokey Bear’s public service ad was created at the height of World War II in 1944. The U.S. Forest Service had been fighting forest fires for years, but the attack on Pearl Harbor brought a ...

The study indicates an increase in not only the extent of forest wildfires over the past 20 years, but also their severity. The carbon combustion rate, a measure of fire severity based on how much ...