Fires across the contiguous US have quadrupled in size and tripled in frequency since the year 2000, according to a new study. Monisha Ravisetti was a science writer at CNET. She covered climate ...

A research team led by Prof. SHI Long and Prof. ZHANG Heping from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) established the most comprehensive ...

Scientists studying trees ranging from saplings to 130 years old in Canada's northern forests have discovered that the period since a fire last swept through an area determines how much carbon the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Changes in fire frequency from historical norms are becoming more frequent due to both changes in management and climate change factors. There ...

Black spruce forests in Alaska and Canada have been burning more often and more deeply since 1987--and they're releasing more carbon dioxide as a result. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

A Newberry fire that injured two firefighters Monday is only the latest in a string of frequent fires at the same business. Southern Fuelwood, which produces cooking and heating woods, has frequent ...