Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions
Mike McMillan/ USFS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires caused unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation. A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has revealed that the Amazon...
Andean wildfires cause soil degradation and hinder recovery
Polylepis forest (dark vegetation) in the area affected by the Pichu Pichu wildfire in September 2018. Credit: Jorge Mataix Solera. CC BY. The extreme vulnerability to wildfires of one of the planet’s most arid regions: the Arequipa shrublands of Pichu...
New study assesses wildfire risk from standing dead trees
Burnout ops by McCall Smokejumpers on NE flank of fire. Credit: Mike McMillan/ USFS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A new study has assessed the wildfire risk from standing dead trees in Yellowstone National Park, just as wildfires rage in Los Angeles. Standing...