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Burned rainforest vulnerable to grass invasion

2013-04-24 19:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Rainforests that have been affected by even low-intensity fires are far more vulnerable to invasion by grasses, finds a new study published in special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The findings are significant because they suggest that burned forests may be more susceptible to subsequent fires which may burn more intensely due to increased fuel loads. The research is based on an eight-year study involving experimental burning of three 50-hectare plots...

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Our real estate market is on fire - but better be careful or we could all end up burned

2013-04-11 13:08:01| Real Estate - Topix.net

Last spring I ran into an agent at a social event who was so angry at the mortgage industry, "Why are you allowed to lie?" she asked me.

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Burned Fort Pierce boy back after new hospitalization in Ohio

2013-04-09 05:49:03| Agriculture - Topix.net

An 8-year-old boy who as severely burned in a house fire north of Fort Pierce on Feb.

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Climate Change Will Double Area Burned In U.S. Wildfires By 2050, Report Warns

2013-04-04 22:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateProgress: Wildfires in the U.S. will be at least twice as destructive by 2050, burning around 20 million acres nationwide each year, according to a federal report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Scientists from the U.S. Forest Service, who authored the report, found regions such as western Colorado - which already experienced its most destructive wildfire in history last summer - will face an even greater risk fire risk: those regions are expected to face up to a five-fold increase in acres...

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