Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
With the US averaging over 60,000 wildfires each year, they have clearly become a whole-of-society problem.
Tag: Maui wildfires
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years — here’s the science
The evidence underscores the urgency of addressing the root causes of worsening wildfire activity, such as climate change.
2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record
Last year had six more billion-dollar disasters than any year since counting began in 1980, accounting for inflation.
2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters
Globally, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and it wreaked havoc around the world.
MagLab to analyze environmental impact of Maui wildfires
Water quality can be impact by what sparked the flames, how long and hot the fire burned, what it burned ...
How to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster
Here’s what anyone facing losses after a federally declared disaster needs to know.
US experiencing record pace of billion-dollar disasters; new app to show Pinellas climate risks
This month's catastrophic fire in Maui will "almost certainly" be added to NOAA's list of disasters.
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