Fire Science In The News

Check out latest Alaska related fire science articles to hit the news!

2011:

July 27, 2011: Science Daily 
Tundra Fires Could Accelerate Climate Warming

July 27, 2011: Science Daily
Largest Recorded Tundra Fire Yields Scientific Surprises

July 25, 2011: Discovery News
Climate Change to Spawn More Wildfires

July 23, 2011: NBC Bay Area
Fighting Wildfires With Science

July 8, 2011: Science Daily 
Fire to Become Increasingly Important Driver of Atmospheric Change in Warming World

June 29, 2011: Science Daily
Peat Widlfire Smoke Linked to Heart Failure Risk

June 27, 2011: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
El Nino-Southern Oscillation and other climate patterns play a major role in 2010; 2010 one of the two warmest years on record

June 14, 2011: Grist
Science Connects Climate Change and Widlfire. Why Won't the Media?

June 11, 2011: Anchorage Daily News
Fire is a Natural Part of the Forest Ecosystem

May 31, 2011: Ecosystem Marketplace
Up in Smoke: Can Carbon Markets Help Reduce Forest Fires?

May 19, 2011: Juneau Empire
Wildfires of the Rain Forest

May 12, 2011: Scientific American
New Report Warns Mega-Fire Risk is Global and Growing 

April 2, 2011: SNRAS Science & News
In a Time of Change: The Art of Fire

March 31,2011: Wildfire Lessons Learned Center, Advances in Fire Practice
Fire Drives Change in the Arctic

March 2, 2011: Fairbanks Daily News Miner
New study states boreal forest shifting as Alaska warms

March 1, 2011: SNRAS Science & News
Study illustrates shifting boreal forest ecosystem in Alaska

February 25, 2011: Science Daily
Fire Paradox: Learning to Live With Fire

February 20, 2011: Science Daily
Frequent, Severe Fires Turn Alaska Forests Into a Carbon Production Line

January 18, 2011: Science Daily
Radiometer Finds Sources of Fire

January 13, 2011: The American Polar Society
As Arctic Temperatures Rise, Tundra Fires Increase

January 4, 2011: SNRAS Science & News
2010 Ice Storm: Tree damage requires immediate study

2010:

December 27, 2010: Anchorage Daily News
Tok school heats by biomass and help reduce fire danger

December 12, 2010: Alaska Dispatch
Are Alaska's wildfires accelerating global warming?

December 6, 2010: Science Daily
Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change, Study Reveals

December 6, 2010: Anchorage Daily News
Study: Alaska wildfires could trigger 'runaway climate change'

November 18, 2010: Science Daily
As Arctic Temperatures Rise, Tundra Fires Increase