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Radar Surveys Reveal Permafrost Recovery After Wildfires

by Alberto Montanari 4 September 20254 September 2025

Boreal-permafrost systems are still resilient against wildfires, but continuous and long-term monitoring is needed to control the impact of climate change.

A photo of a sky clouded with smoke, with the Sun nearly blotted out, and palm trees silhouetted against the orange glow.
Posted inAGU News

Fallout from the Fires

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 26 August 202527 August 2025

In January 2025, wildfires devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods and wildland alike. Scientists are contending with their lasting effects on air, land, and water.

A person in yellow and green protective gear walks past a semi burned house with a mountain backdrop.
Posted inFeatures

When Disaster Science Strikes Close to Home

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires?

Three men in yellow jackets and hard hats are standing by a tree either cut down or fallen down. The air around them is dusty, and one of the men is lifting a clump of dirt.
Posted inFeatures

Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke

by Emily Dieckman 26 August 202526 August 2025

Using both existing and newly launched monitoring instruments, researchers work to better understand air quality during and after the Los Angeles wildfires.

A researcher collects a sample of dust near a structure burned in the Eaton Fire.
Posted inFeatures

Burning Urban and Wild Land Alike

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the fires were contained.

A satellite image shows the coast of the Los Angeles area in January 2025. A plume of smoke is seen over the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inFeatures

Scrambling to Study Smoke on the Water

by Grace van Deelen 26 August 202526 August 2025

Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems.

A street and a building in the foreground, with a fire burning atop a mountain in the background.
Posted inNews

California’s Getting an Earlier Start to Wildfire Season

by Grace van Deelen 6 August 20256 August 2025

Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier than it was 30 years ago.

A man in a bright yellow shirt crouches on a hill, overlooking a burned landscape.
Posted inNews

Pollution from Wildfires Can Contaminate Our Water for up to 8 Years, Study Finds

by Sophie Hurwitz 8 July 20258 July 2025

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.

A row of men walk across a desert landscape toward billowing pillars of smoke.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Goldilocks Conditions for Wildfires

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 9 June 20259 June 2025

Twenty years of data from around the world show that areas that are not too dry and not too wet are most conducive to wildfire burning.

A burned-down house has only a frame and a chimney remaining. A few burned trees surround the house, and the Sun is rising or setting in a smoky red sky.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Charting a Path from Fire Features to Health Outcomes

by Saima May Sidik 5 June 20255 June 2025

A new framework aims to better equip scientists, communities, and decisionmakers to characterize data and rapidly respond to wildland-urban interface fires and their effects on public health.

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