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wildfires

Environment

Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts?

The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire crews while a potential blaze is still smouldering

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/Shutterstock (14481302b) A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Mba-Wildfire, Flin Flon, Canada - 14 May 2024

Earth

Is North America set for another bad wildfire smoke season?

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Environment

Deliberate fires are responsible for half of the land burned each year

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Life

Suppressing wildfires is harming California’s giant sequoia trees

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Environment

Wildfire smoke may be deadliest effect of climate change in US

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Health

Wildfire smoke is reversing decades of progress on clean air

Insight

Environment

Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in the ocean

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Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire on 9 August 2023 in Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

Environment

Wildfires made worse by plants starting to grow earlier in the year

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Californian firefighter control centre

Technology

Smoke-spotting AI watches live video to find early signs of wildfire

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Wildfire in British Columbia on 10 July

Environment

Canada's wildfire emissions this year have doubled the annual record

The unprecedented scale of wildfires in Canada since May has already produced double the carbon emissions of the previous record-holding year as well as displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes

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Environment

These are the five most shocking climate records this week

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Environment

How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

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Environment

Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

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Environment

The Blaze (En Plein Feu) review: A taut eco-thriller about a wildfire

Culture

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