August 6, 2020 – With wildfire season in full swing, a COVID-19 outbreak at a traditional large fire camp is a potential disaster. A transient, high-density workforce of firefighters and volunteers responds to blazes while staying in close quarters with limited hygiene – conditions that could facilitate the spread of a contagious respiratory disease. To […]
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Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy
Courtney Schultz, Colorado State University; Cassandra Moseley, University of Oregon, and Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon April 26, 2019 – As spring settles in across the United States, western states are already preparing for summer and wildfire season. And although it may seem counter-intuitive, some of the most urgent conversations are about getting more fire […]
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Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
December 31, 2018 – Every month or two, a massive pulse of clouds, rainfall and wind moves eastward around the Earth near the equator, providing the tropics their famous thunderstorms. This band of recurring weather, first described by scientists in 1971, is called the Madden-Julian Oscillation. It has profound effects on weather in distant places, […]
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Forest resilience declines in face of wildfires, climate change
Dec. 13, 2017 – The forests you see today are not what you will see in the future. That’s the overarching finding from a new study on the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests, led by Colorado State University. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 1,500 sites in five states — Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, and Montana […]
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Noise created by humans is pervasive in US protected areas
May 8, 2017 – Rachel Buxton, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University, recently offered the advice above when discussing her latest research. She would like more people to think about noise pollution when they’re visiting a national park or protected area. Buxton is the lead author […]