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Wildfire -- it's not spreading like wildfire

2016-05-24 15:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Eurekalet: A new analysis of global data related to wildfire, published by the Royal Society, reveals major misconceptions about wildfire and its social and economic impacts. Prof. Stefan Doerr and Dr Cristina Santin from Swansea University's College of Science carried out detailed analysis of global and regional data on fire occurrence, severity and its impacts on society. Their research, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, looked at charcoal records in sediments and isotope-ratio...

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Wildfire - it's not spreading like wildfire

2016-05-24 12:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Phys.Org: A new analysis of global data related to wildfire, published by the Royal Society, reveals major misconceptions about wildfire and its social and economic impacts. Prof. Stefan Doerr and Dr Cristina Santin from Swansea University's College of Science carried out detailed analysis of global and regional data on fire occurrence, severity and its impacts on society. Their research, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, looked at charcoal records in sediments and isotope-ratio...

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The Alberta wildfire is dumping mercury into the atmosphere

2016-05-19 19:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Alberta`s massive wildfire is sending more than just smoke into the air. The Fort McMurray fire, which merged with another smaller wildfire last week, has displaced residents and cleared nearly everything in its path, including swaths of the region`s dense boreal forests. The combined blaze has already released the equivalent of 5 percent of Canadas annual carbon dioxide emissions and is expected to continue to burn for the next few months. The fires have also filled Fort McMurray`s air with...

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Canadian Wildfire Threatens Key U.S. Oil Artery

2016-05-11 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: Much of the oil flow shut down by the destructive wildfires in Fort McMurray, Canada, was destined for the United States, and it's uncertain what effects the slash in oil shipments might have for an American market that has come to depend on imports from Canada. Above average temperatures and unusually dry conditions have been cited as factors in the runaway blaze, which so far has burned approximately 400,000 acres (625 square miles), destroying thousands of homes and buildings. Colder, wetter...

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