Category: land management

Experts Say Land Management, Firefighter Support Essential to Control Wildfires

June 9, 2023
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With smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the U.S. Capitol and an active wildfire season predicted for 2023, Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) said the United States may have become a victim of its own ingenuity. “We’re getting a lot better at [fighting fires]. We thought that if you suppress fires, that’s the end of it, but…

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Stalagmite Reveals More Intense Bushfires in Australia Since 1890’s

April 18, 2022
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A stalagmite from a Western Australian (WA) cave has revealed that prior to European settlement in the state, low-intensity bushfires were quite frequent, whereas, from the late 1800’s infrequent but high-intensity bushfires have become common. The stalagmite studied was extracted from Yonderup Cave in WA, and preserved a record of climate conditions and fires, enabling…

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