A study on
why wildfires are becoming more severe and expensive, and how the protection of homes in the Wildland - Urban Interface has added to these costs.
«Our study begins to provide insight into some of the reasons
why wildfire managers see a range of evacuation behavior.
Not exact matches
Since central governments are already effectively underwriting high street banks» credit creation processes, and emoney is spreading like
wildfire,
why bother with high street banks for the payment function, especially when they charge so much for so little?
If those capricious tropical storms and hurricanes can have names,
why not
wildfires?
British Columbia is facing its worst documented
wildfire season in almost 60 years — Mika McKinnon went to the city of Kamloops to find out
why
From the bomb - induced firestorm in Hamburg, Germany during World War II to the most recent
wildfires in the American West and elsewhere, Fox takes a detailed look at the dynamics of catastrophic fires (two fires 10 miles apart can travel in opposite directions) and explains
why new insights on plume behavior may help researchers see beyond the chaotic veneer of a
wildfire to discern underlying, more predictable forces that guide its behavior.
The FIT - 5 is designed to be most effective in a contained space — the larger the area, the less effective, which is
why it is not a good candidate for squelching, say,
wildfires.
Professor Andrew Scott, one of the lead authors, said: «High oxygen levels in the atmosphere at this time has been proposed for some time and may be
why there were giant insects and arthropods at this time but our research indicates that there was a significant impact on the prevalence and scale of
wildfires across the globe and this would have affected not only the ecology of the plants and animals but also their evolution.»
Check out Scientific American's
wildfire coverage, including
why global warming is expected to unleash more destructive fires.
Masiello is an expert on how carbon behaves in soil, and she noticed a vexing problem in both the scientific literature and findings from her lab: Charcoal is abundant in soil, particularly in fertile regions like Europe's breadbasket and America's Corn Belt, but while it's clear that most soil charcoal came from
wildfires, it wasn't at all clear
why it stayed there so long or how it got into the soil after a fire.
In the UF / IFAS study, scientists wanted to know how and
why some butterflies survive
wildfires and prescribed burns, particularly where the insect feeds and lays eggs on fire - adapted plants.
This is
why, on a large scale,
wildfires can contribute CO2 to the atmosphere and, therefore, to the rate of climate change.
Now you know
why traditional book giveaways don't work and how you can launch your own campaign to turn contacts into evangelists so word of your book can spread like
wildfire.
Given how often dogs sniff things, especially the droppings of other dogs and other animals, it isn't hard to see
why this spreads like
wildfire through a group of dogs.
If you do not make mandatory limit, your desister will appear little by little and stronger and stronger, like your defance raders, your Califonia
wildfire, your hurican,
why do you see all of these serious events, insist on your no mandatory limit?
We know it's happening, and we know
why: carbon pollution is warming our planet and creating dirty weather like extreme droughts, flooding,
wildfires, and superstorms.
That's
why earlier this year, we created a rapid response plan, Analyzing the Rise of US
Wildfires, that goes along with some of our award - winning video content from Our Climate Our Future, a streamable multimedia climate education experience that we provide to the more than 10,000 teachers currently in the ACE network.
As Earth Week 2013 draws to a close, I want to draw your attention to a unique effort to learn more about
why Greenland is melting so fast — a crowd - funded research project that anyone can contribute to, which aims to answer the «burning question»: How much does
wildfire and industrial soot darken the ice, increasing melt?
That's
why Greenpeace Russia is launching a new international initiative, Greenpeace Fire — to raise awareness about
wildfires and how they're fuelling the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, as well as prompting action to reduce their severity.
In the wake of some devastating blazes, Sam Kornell asks
why few major media properties have explored the connection between the changing complexion of
wildfires and climate change.
That's
why the new agreement braces us against hotter summers, drier winters and unpredictable storms, and focuses on preventing
wildfires and preparing for drought.
As an example of
why to avoid this type of writing, consider
wildfires where it is plausible that increased temperatures has worsened them.