Edmonton creating wildfire strategy as part of emergency management plan
The City of Edmonton is developing a wildfire strategy to mitigate risks within the municipality and help neighbouring ...
Efforts underway to curb invasive tall grass
Whoever came up with comparing a difficult task or fruitless search to "being deep in the weeds" could very well have been lost in a swath of phragmites. The invasive ...
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Is it time to ban basements?
Mitigating the widespread damage caused by flooding can be complex, but one solution gaining momentum is banning basements.
We’re Having Fewer Forest Fires – And That’s a Big Problem
Modern wildfires are less frequent but more severe due to fire suppression and fuel buildup. Scientists urge prescribed burns ...
Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, ...
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than ...
Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
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Fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past--and that's a bad thing
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...
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N.W.T., Canada to spend another $10.3M over 5 years for wildfire prevention work
FireSmart Canada is a national program ... across every region," said Macdonald. Public education, cross-training, vegetation management, emergency planning, legislation and development are ...
Storm siege to raise flooding, avalanche risks across Pacific Northwest
In one of the more active weather patterns of the winter, a series of storms will roll across the northern Pacific Ocean and into the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia, Canada, ...