Expert: More Frequent Fires in California Changing Landscape

Dylan Schwilk can discuss the anatomy of the Springs Fire north of Los Angeles.

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Wildfires Can Burn Hot Without Ruining Soil

It’s well known that wildfires can leave surface soil burned and barren. But a new team's fiery test found that the hotter the fire — and the denser the vegetation feeding the flames — the less the underlying soil heated up, an inverse effect which runs contrary to previous studies and conventional wisdom.

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Central Texas Wildfire Recovery Helped by Wildflower Center Raising 700,000 Pine Trees in Two Years

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to grow 700,000-plus loblolly pines to restore wildfire-damaged Bastrop County, home of the endangered Houston toad.

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Cooling, Not Population Loss, Led to Fewer Fires after 1500

After Columbus’ voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations. But a University of Utah-led study suggests global cooling resulted in fewer fires because both preceded Columbus in many regions worldwide.

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Active Forest Management to Reduce Fire Could Help Protect Northern Spotted Owl

The northern spotted owl, a threatened species in the Pacific Northwest, would actually benefit in the long run from active management of the forest lands that form its primary habitat and are increasingly vulnerable to stand-replacing fire.

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Catastrophic Wildfire Threatens More Urban Homes, but Steps Are Available to Reduce Risks

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Utah Expert on Wildfires, Evacuation Decisions Available for Comment on Fires Out of Control in the Western U.S.

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Rising From Wildfires' Ashes Starts with Social Networks Says Expert

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Rising From Wildfires' Ashes Starts with Social Networks

How well residents evicted by Western wildfires know their neighbors will likely play a major role in how they cope and rebuild, says a Purdue University expert.

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Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Worldwide, Some Shifts Rapid, Extensive

Some regions expected to have more wildfires while others will have fewer.

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