Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, scientifically based forest management practices could also curtail CO2 emissions from fires, promote carbon storage in remaining trees, and improve the […]
Wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline since 1985
UCI scientists make the discovery using improved tracking algorithms
Practice viewed as an important tool to prevent out-of-control wildfires
UCI researchers reconsider carbon storage with improved climate models, satellite data
UCI study links rising temperatures to higher blaze risk
UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem’s role in removing atmospheric CO2
A University of California, Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires. The funding comes from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program competition, a contest designed to promote the development of multicampus projects and collaborations that advance the missions […]
Study warns of threats from future concurrent drought and heat events