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Released: 25-Nov-2024 1:10 PM EST
UW-led Research Links Wildfire Smoke Exposure with Increased Dementia Risk
University of Washington

New research led by the University of Washington found that wildfire smoke is especially hazardous to people's memory health. An analysis of the health care records of 1.2 million Southern California residents found that higher long-term smoke exposure was associated with a significant increase in the odds that a person would be diagnosed with dementia.

Released: 20-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Expert Available: Washington Post Report: Most U.S. Cities Aren’t Prepared for Climate Change
George Washington University

A report out today by The Washington Post finds most cities in the United States are not prepared for climate change. ...

Released: 18-Nov-2024 1:45 PM EST
Three Ways NAU and SRP Are Protecting the Water and Electric Grid in Arizona
Northern Arizona University

Teams from Northern Arizona University and the Salt River Project collaborated on several research projects, including ones aimed at protecting the Salt and Verde River watersheds and ensuring the power grid can handle the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road.

Released: 18-Nov-2024 12:30 PM EST
California Wildfires Have Become More Severe, Killing More Trees, UC Irvine Researchers Find
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 18, 2024 — The severity of California’s wildfires has rapidly increased over the last several decades as a result of human-driven climate change, resulting in accelerated tree losses during more intense wildfires, an Environmental Research Letters study from University of California, Irvine and the University of Utah scientists reveals.

Released: 14-Nov-2024 6:30 PM EST
Launch of Nationwide Map Viewer and Database AIDS Wildfire Planning and Understanding of Treatment Effects
Northern Arizona University

The launch of the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase, known as TWIG, now provides an open-access platform where all federal fuel treatment and wildfire data can be viewed, downloaded and analyzed. This comprehensive data compilation enables users to assess, plan and monitor fuel treatment interactions with wildfires across boundaries.

Newswise: New Study Links Air Pollution with Increased Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Births
Released: 13-Nov-2024 6:15 PM EST
New Study Links Air Pollution with Increased Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Births
University of California, Irvine

Vulnerable populations without access to green space and exposed to higher temps were most affected

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Released: 12-Nov-2024 9:55 AM EST
The Role Utility Companies Could Play in Stopping Wildfires
Virginia Tech

Coordinated power shutoffs could help control the wildfires spreading across New York and New Jersey, according to a Virginia Tech expert. These shutoffs could mitigate the risk posed by unseasonably dry conditions and challenging terrain, both of which have made containment efforts especially difficult, said Professor Ali Mehrizi-Sani, a Virginia Tech electrical engineering researcher.

Released: 30-Oct-2024 1:55 PM EDT
Algunos productos de supresión de incendios forestales contienen metales pesados y podrían contaminar el medioambiente
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Los investigadores que publicaron un informe en la revista Environmental Science & Technology Letters de ACS analizaron la posibilidad de que estos productos de supresión fueran la fuente de los elevados niveles de metales que a veces se encuentran en los cauces tras apagar los incendios forestales.

25-Oct-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Some Wildfire Suppressants Contain Heavy Metals and Could Contaminate the Environment
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters explored whether wildfire suppressants could be a source of elevated metal levels sometimes found in waterways after wildfires are extinguished. Several products they investigated contained high levels of at least one metal.

Newswise: What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic
Released: 23-Oct-2024 11:35 AM EDT
What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Arctic is warming faster than any other area of the planet. How environmental change affects the landscape, weather patterns and infrastructure for communities — not just here but across the world — is of keen interest to scientists studying climate change.

Newswise: Impact of 2020 Labor Day Wildfires on Highway Infrastructure: A Historical Perspective on Megafires and Roadway Damage in Washington, Oregon, and California
Released: 13-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Impact of 2020 Labor Day Wildfires on Highway Infrastructure: A Historical Perspective on Megafires and Roadway Damage in Washington, Oregon, and California
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team examines the extent of damage and associated costs on the 2020 Labor Day wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and California, comparing with the historical impact of megafires in these states.

Released: 10-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Declines in Plant Resilience Threaten Carbon Storage in the Arctic
Ohio State University

Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region’s vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a new study.

Newswise: New Innovator Award Recognizes High-Risk, High-Reward Project to Measure Environmental Impacts on Health
Released: 8-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Innovator Award Recognizes High-Risk, High-Reward Project to Measure Environmental Impacts on Health
University of Utah Health

Yue Lu aims to develop ways to measure how environmental exposures affect health at population-level scale and with organ-level precision, all through advanced analysis of simple blood draws.

Newswise: Patients Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery Impacted by Wildfire Disasters, According to New Findings
23-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Patients Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery Impacted by Wildfire Disasters, According to New Findings
American Cancer Society (ACS)

New research by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows patients impacted by a wildfire disaster while recovering from lung cancer surgery have a longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS) than similar patients treated at the same facility at times when no disasters happened. The findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 – 28, 2024.

   
Released: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Humboldt and California Insurance Commission to Create Nation’s First Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model
Cal Poly Humboldt

The strategy group will draw from California’s research and higher education communities to recommend a new, publicly accessible data source to predict future wildfire losses. This effort will support California’s goals of building safer communities and expanding access to insurance coverage.  “We can’t keep our Department and Californians in the dark ages when it comes to the use of technology and climate science.

Newswise: Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE
Released: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE
University of Utah

In thousands of simulations, STRIDE produced much more accurate travel times than the standard slope-only models. STRIDE also chose to use established roads and trails to avoid patches of forest or dense vegetation. In contrast, the slope-only model sent rescuers through dense vegetation, dangerous scree fields and forested areas.

Newswise: Impact of 2020 Labor Day wildfires on highway infrastructure: a historical perspective on megafires and roadway damage in Washington, Oregon, and California
Released: 13-Sep-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Impact of 2020 Labor Day wildfires on highway infrastructure: a historical perspective on megafires and roadway damage in Washington, Oregon, and California
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team examines the extent of damage and associated costs on the 2020 Labor Day wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and California, comparing with the historical impact of megafires in these states.



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