//www.koonmotors.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ Learn about the science of wildfires -- risk factors, smoke emissions, effective controls, role in forest ecology and long-term problems. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:54:39 EDT Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:54:39 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122746.htm Despite steps toward decreasing deforestation, uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, one of the world's most critical carbon sinks and a region of high biological and cultural diversity. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:27:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231016122746.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231013150757.htm Newly published research on indoor air quality shows wildfire smoke may linger in homes long after the initial blaze has been put out or winds have shifted. The findings show that wildfire smoke can attach to home surfaces like carpet, drapes or counters -- extending the exposure for those inside and potentially causing health problems even after an initial cleaning activity by air purifiers. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:07:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231013150757.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182046.htm Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and create refuge for all sorts of other life forms. They are the foundation of forest canopy ecosystems, but they are facing threats from human and natural disturbances. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:20:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182046.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133520.htm New research offers an improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires and contradicting existing crisis communication theory. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:35:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133520.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004150603.htm Simultaneous outbreaks of large wildfires will become more frequent in the Western United States this century as the climate warms, putting major strains on efforts to fight fires, according to new research. The most severe wildfire seasons will become at least twice as frequent. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:06:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004150603.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004105205.htm Australia's emerging pattern of severe mega bushfires and heavy rainfall may be driving platypuses from their homes, a new study has shown. Analysis of platypus DNA in rivers and creek water samples collected before and after the Black Summer 2019-2020 megafires suggest Australia's beloved semi-aquatic monotremes might be abandoning severely bushfire-affected areas for up to 18 months after a fire, especially if heavy rainfall has followed the fire. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:52:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004105205.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003104756.htm Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires for wildfire management, according to new research. Winter, however, will see a net 4% increase in the number of favorable days. Implementing controlled burns in the West will require changes to policy and the availability of firefighters. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:47:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003104756.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124210.htm It’s long been understood that human settlement contributes to conditions that make Pacific Islands more susceptible to wildfires, such as the devastating Aug. 8 event that destroyed the Maui community of Lahaina. But a new study from fire scientist shows that climate is an undervalued part of the equation. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:42:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925190525.htm Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there's a growing need to know exactly what fuels the blazes after they ignite. Scientists now report that one of the chief fuels of wildfires in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is the decades-old remains of large trees. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:05:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925190525.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124801.htm Ecological disturbances like wildfires disrupt microbial communities. Researchers found that dispersal played a pivotal role in re-establishing surface-level communities. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:48:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124801.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920152303.htm People experiencing a high degree of social vulnerability are also more exposed to wildfires in Oregon and Washington as wildfire risk increases, a new study shows. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:23:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920152303.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111258.htm The world's first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades reveals that over 2 billion people are exposed to at least one day of potentially health-impacting environmental hazard annually -- a figure that has increased by 6.8 per cent in the last ten years. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:12:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111258.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230918105133.htm 该研究小组susce生成一系列的火ptibility maps. These show the proportion of Australia experiencing 'high' or 'very high' fire susceptibility increasing from 14.9% now to 15.66% by 2070 -- while fire susceptibility of areas suitable for the plants that koalas depend on is tipped to jump from 39.56% to 44.61% by 2070. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:51:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230918105133.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230912192436.htm 大火肆虐后的天1 September 1923 magnitude 7.9 Kant earthquake killed roughly 90% of the 105,000 people who perished in and around Tokyo, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in history -- comparable to the number of people killed in the World War II atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The story of the conflagration, not well-known outside of Japan, holds important lessons for earthquake scientists, emergency response teams and city planners, according to a new article. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:24:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230912192436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906122108.htm As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carbon captured and stored in forests from decades to centuries of tree growth. A new study describes where to optimize ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts and reduce carbon loss due to wildfire, benefitting communities and climate at the same time. The study evaluated where living trees and the carbon they store are at risk of burning in the future. They then compared these areas to communities that are vulnerable to wildfire as identified in the Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Areas of overlap highlight 'opportunity hot spots' where action can reduce the risk from wildfire to both carbon and communities. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:21:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906122108.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125945.htm Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas are increasing, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, finds a new study. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125945.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823121438.htm New Yorkers can apparently breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. Their exposure to the smoke in June 2023 from Canadian wildfires led to only a slightly higher bump in visits to New York City hospital emergency departments for breathing problems or asthma attacks than what is seen on days when pollen counts are high. However, authors of a new study say other possible health effects, such as possible heart attacks and stroke, still need to be investigated. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:14:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823121438.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114327.htm Researchers have developed a new tool, REBURN, that can simulate large forest landscapes and wildfire dynamics over decades or centuries under different wildfire management strategies. The model can simulate the consequences of extinguishing all wildfires regardless of size, which was done for much of the 20th century and has contributed to a rise in large and severe wildfires, or of allowing certain fires to return to uninhabited areas to help create a more 'patchwork' forest structure that can help lessen fire severity. REBURN can also simulate conditions where more benign forest landscape dynamics have fully recovered in an area. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:43:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114327.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817163948.htm Research attempts to quantify the value of U.S. property at risk in forested areas exposed to increased ecological disturbance associated with climate change, such as wildfire and tree mortality. Property exposed to such climate risks, especially in California, is project to climb substantially if emission-reduction measures are not taken. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:39:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817163948.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122329.htm Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren't so dry, a study has found. These cloud-to-ground strikes during little to no rainfall were previously thought to pose wildfire danger only if occurring with less than 2.5 mm of rain in a day (about 0.10 inches). A new study of lightning-ignited wildfires in the U.S. West found the strikes caused wildfires despite up to 7.7 mm (about 0.3 inches) of precipitation. While still a low amount of rain, the more accurate estimation could help responders detect fires earlier, especially those known as 'holdovers,' which can smolder for many days before exploding into full-blown wildfires. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:23:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122329.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814121753.htm No amount of air pollution is good for the brain, but wildfires and the emissions resulting from agriculture and farming in particular may pose especially toxic threats to cognitive health, according to new research. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:17:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814121753.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121953.htm Researchers found that wildfires are causing a much greater warming effect than has been accounted for by climate scientists. The work, which focuses on the role of 'dark brown carbon' -- an abundant but previously unknown class of particles emitted as part of wildfire smoke -- highlights an urgent need to revise climate models and update approaches for the changing environment. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:19:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121953.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162517.htm Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. Scientists are working on several fronts to better understand and predict these events and what they mean for the carbon cycle and biodiversity. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:25:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162517.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123108.htm Scientists found that fires in America's dry conifer forests are burning hotter and killing more trees today than in previous centuries. The main culprit? Paradoxically, a lack of fires. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:31:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123108.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719221529.htm Researchers have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and nature meet on a global scale. The tool could improve responses to environmental conflicts like wildfires, the spread of zoonotic diseases and loss of ecosystem biodiversity. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:15:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719221529.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112722.htm In our modern era of larger, more destructive, and longer-lasting fires -- called the Pyrocene -- plants and animals are evolving quickly to survive. By synthesizing the wide body of research about rapid animal evolution in response to fire, a multidisciplinary team of ecology experts hopes to leverage what we already know to help foster evolution-informed conservation plans. In this way, they suggest, we can try to harness the ways in which fire impacts animals to protect vulnerable species -- working with evolution instead of against it. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:27:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112722.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718164231.htm Researchers analyzed more than 500,000 motion-sensor camera trap images taken at a Northern California reserve in the years before and after the Mendocino Complex Fire to understand how the blaze impacted small- and medium-sized mammals. The study is one of the first to compare wildlife observations made before and after a megafire, and is also one of a limited number of studies to focus on the impacts of megafires on California's oak woodlands. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:42:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718164231.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717143213.htm Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating that builds up on charred soil, preventing water absorption. Researchers found that water flow came from absorbed water in both burnt and unburnt areas, suggesting that water was, in fact, being absorbed into burnt ground. The discovery provides valuable insights into where and when potential flooding and mudslides may occur and how landscapes recover after a wildfire. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:32:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717143213.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712203749.htm Scientists have shown it's possible to grow fungi in thin sheets that could be used for fire-retardant cladding or even a new kind of fungal fashion. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:37:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712203749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710133059.htm The unequal distribution of wildfire risk in our society is influenced by various factors, such as social vulnerabilities and intersecting forms of inequality, including gender, age, ethnicity, or disability. A new article calls for more integrated and inclusive wildfire risk management approaches and proposes a novel framework mapping different justice aspects. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:30:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710133059.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703185543.htm Researchers found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events, like wildfires, could lead to massive increases in all three. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:55:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703185543.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121040.htm Smoke particulates from wildfires could cause between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost between $36 to $82 billion per year in the United States, according to new research. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:10:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121040.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172043.htm A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from the original fire perimeter. 2023年5月18日星期四17:20:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172043.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115532.htm Up to two-thirds of the soot above the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. Researchers differentiate soot particles using their relative properties and attribute them to their respective points of origin. They found that bush fires and burning savannah in the north and south of Africa make a substantial contribution to air pollution in the central Amazon all year round, thereby playing an important role in the earth radiation budget and water cycle. This is caused by the efficient transatlantic transport of particles through the atmosphere. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115532.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164514.htm A new study shows that sand dunes can serve as repositories of fire history and aid in expanding scientific understanding of fire regimes around the world. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:45:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164514.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417142508.htm Using a new detection method, scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires -- a source not currently being accounted for by California state air quality managers. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:25:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417142508.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230413154305.htm Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, charring everything in their paths. But a new study reminds us that wildfires are also generative forces, spurring biodiversity in their wakes. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:43:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230413154305.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112436.htm Researchers have built and tested a bushfire safe room that exceeds current Australian standards and could keep people alive or protect valuables when evacuation is no longer an option. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:24:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314155033.htm Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need for more accurate air pollution forecasts. Researchers have now developed a deep learning model that provides improved predictions of air quality in wildfire-prone areas and can differentiate between wildfires and non-wildfires. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:50:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314155033.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110710.htm In the event of dry weather and high winds, power system-ignited incidents are more likely to develop into wildfires. The risk is greater if vegetation is nearby. A new study provides the methodology for predicting at what point during a high wind storm, powerline ignition is likely. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:07:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110710.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308112113.htm A new study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer -- and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:21:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308112113.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308084410.htm Research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect -- unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot nor too cold, it isn't very good at helping forest landscapes return to their historical, more fire-tolerant conditions. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:44:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230308084410.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105251.htm Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international team of researchers. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:52:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105251.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230228075750.htm Leading environmental health experts have called for a comprehensive review of the UK's fire safety regulations, with a focus on the environmental and health risks of current chemical flame retardants. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:57:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230228075750.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230222115858.htm Researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don't suit them, making them more prone to being replaced by other species. The findings could help inform long-term wildfire and ecosystem management in these 'zombie forests.' Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:58:58 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230222115858.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230214153943.htm Researchers have developed a machine learning-based ensemble approach to quantify fire-induced thaw settlement across the entire Tanana Flats in Alaska, which encompasses more than 3 million acres. They linked airborne repeat lidar data to time-series Landsat products (satellite images) to delineate thaw settlement patterns across six large fires that have occurred since 2000. The six fires resulted in a loss of nearly 99,000 acres of evergreen forest from 2000 to 2014 among nearly 155,000 acres of fire-influenced forests with varying degrees of burn severity. This novel approach helped to explain about 65 percent of the variance in lidar-detected elevation change. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:39:43 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230214153943.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201195447.htm A research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur in forests impacted by severe wildfire. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:54:47 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201195447.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134110.htm Between 2010 and 2020, human ignitions started 76% of the Western wildfires that destroyed structures, and those fires tended to be in flammable areas where buildings are increasingly common. Three times as many homes and other structures burned in these ten years than in the previous decade. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:41:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134110.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131124436.htm A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics, into fine-scale computer models of wildland fire provides a critical first step toward improved global fire forecasting. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:44:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131124436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230125103951.htm While communities and governments nationwide have been facing the impact of wildfires on drinking water systems, no national synthesis of scientific and policy needs has been conducted. Now, a study has outlined the scientific and policy needs specific to drinking water systems' resilience to wildfires. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:39:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230125103951.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120154932.htm 安全性在加州野火的塞拉涅瓦河da forests has nearly quintupled compared to before Euro-American settlement, rising from less than 10% per year then to up to 43% today, a new study finds. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:49:32 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120154932.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118195708.htm Five years after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, researchers document persistent differences in cognitive function among survivors. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:57:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118195708.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118133940.htm Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive fires that sweep across the same landscape multiple times, a new study reveals. These findings and others could help land managers plan more effective treatments in areas susceptible to fire, particularly in the fire-ravaged wildland-urban interfaces of California. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:39:40 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118133940.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230116112413.htm A new study shows that smoke particles from human-lit fires are responsible for over 80% of smoke-related deaths each year. The study shows that smoke pollution is on the rise, reducing air quality, and leading to increased illness and premature deaths. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:24:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230116112413.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222123024.htm A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can pose risks to safety and property, it can be beneficial to wildlife. The study results could help forest managers better predict bird responses to wildfire, and manage forests to benefit birds. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:30:24 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222123024.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154720.htm U.S. firms rarely report their wildfire risks in required federal filings and instead bury such risks in nonspecific risk disclosures, according to new research. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:20 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154720.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208135947.htm Researchers have been studying the effects of the sudden decrease in global temperatures that occurred about 8,200 years ago, the so-called 8.2-kiloyear event, with the help of mineral deposits present in White Moon Cave in Northern California. New indications show that oscillations between extreme wetness and aridity in California were closely linked with the occurrence of wildfires. The researchers have concluded that such events are likely to become more common in the face of human-induced climate change. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:59:47 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208135947.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208085829.htm Americans are leaving many of the U.S. counties hit hardest by hurricanes and heatwaves -- and moving towards dangerous wildfires and warmer temperatures, says one of the largest studies of U.S. migration and natural disasters. These results are concerning, as wildfire and rising temperatures are projected to worsen with climate change. The study was inspired by the increasing number of headlines of record-breaking natural disasters. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:58:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208085829.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207142213.htm Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study suggests bringing 'good fire' back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once did, could potentially blunt the role of climate in triggering today's wildfires. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:22:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207142213.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221130114655.htm A new social media-based study of recreation visitation in the Gorge following the Eagle Creek Fire expands on research launched in 2016 -- and holds promise for other large, multi-ownership landscapes. The study shows how using new approaches that draw from social media data can help us better understand the complex relationships between wildfire, natural resource management, and people. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:46:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221130114655.htm