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Smoke from the Camp fire near Paradise, Calif. (top) and the Hill and Woolsey fires near Los Angeles (bottom) spreads across the West Coast and a portion of the Pacific Ocean in this 9 November 2018 true-color image from NASA's Terra satellite
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Invisible Wildfire Smoke Has Visible Health Impacts

by E. I. Garcia de Jesus 11 January 20195 January 2022

Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were linked to upticks in respiratory problems in Colorado, a new study shows.

Firefighters at the Ranch Fire in California
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How Forecasting Models Are Changing the Way We Fight Fires

by Jenessa Duncombe 17 August 20185 January 2022

Eos speaks with Andy Edman, western region chief of the Science and Technology Infusion Division at the National Weather Service, about how the agency is helping wildfire crews fight fires from space.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Radar Data Highlights Areas Damaged by Wildfire and Debris Flows

by B. Pirenne 14 August 201828 October 2021

Synthetic aperture radar data post-processing can be used to analyze changes in the landscape, providing a useful tool for disaster response.

https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GH000136
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New Strategies to Protect People from Smoke During Wildfires

by G. Filippelli 21 June 201822 October 2021

Satellite measurements coupled with inexpensive air quality monitors could help protect humans from smoke particulates during wildfire events.

Researchers examine a critical ecosystem transition in Tasmania to understand ecosystem resilience.
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Australian Algae Aid Understanding of Ecosystem Resilience

by S. Witman 13 April 20182 November 2021

Wildfires may have driven a critical ecosystem transition in Tasmania’s Lake Vera more than 800 years ago.

The physical properties of peatland burn sites affect the amount of greenhouse gases that end up in the atmosphere
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Emissions from Smoldering Peat Fires

by A. Branscombe 1 February 20182 November 2021

A new study measures emission factors for tropical peatland fires in Malaysia.

Satellite imagery shows that Greenland’s wildfire has gone out
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Southern Greenland Wildfire Extinguished

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 August 201711 January 2022

Scientists are still investigating the cause, fuel source, and overall impact of the weeks-long blaze.

Wildfire in Greenland
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Greenland Fires Ignite Climate Change Fears

by JoAnna Wendel 11 August 201711 January 2022

The fires are stoking worries about the vast island’s thawing permafrost.

Scientists examine the link between forest fires and deforestation in the Amazon.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Smoke Signals in the Amazon

by A. Branscombe 5 January 20172 November 2021

Forest fires can occur naturally, but in the world's largest rain forest, fire can signal large-scale deforestation.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Soil Loses Pyrogenic Carbon by an Unexpected Pathway

by S. Kelleher 1 March 201620 October 2021

Fresh insight into pyrogenic carbon disappearance suggests that erosion is not responsible.

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