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Fire ecology is a scientific discipline concerned with the effects of fire on natural ecosystems. [1] Many ecosystems, particularly prairie , savanna , chaparral and coniferous forests , have evolved with fire as an essential contributor to habitat vitality and renewal. [ 2 ]
Environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose, an assistant professor of environmental and radiological health sciences, studies the impact of wildfire smoke on people and communities.
An average of 67 per 10,000 people in Latino neighborhoods visit emergency rooms annually compared to 25 in 10,000 in white neighborhoods, according to California's Office of Environmental Health ...
Both the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, which started on Jan. 7, are now more than 95% contained, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry ...
Fire, Native Peoples, and the Natural Landscape. Washington, DC: Island Press. An interesting set of articles that generally depict landscape changes as natural events rather that Indian caused. Whitney, Gordon G. 1994. From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain: A History of Environmental Change in Temperate North America 1500 to the Present ...
[181] [182] There is continued concern of fire retardant effects on land, water, wildlife habitats, and watershed quality, additional research is needed. However, on the positive side, fire retardant (specifically its nitrogen and phosphorus components) has been shown to have a fertilizing effect on nutrient-deprived soils and thus creates a ...
The fire ignited Jan. 16, burned for five days and ultimately destroyed an estimated 80% of the batteries inside the building, which is on the coast about 18 miles north of the city of Monterey.
More importantly, fires have long-term effects on the post-burn environment. Fires in seldom-burned rainforests can cause disasters. For example, El Niño-induced surface fires in central Brazilian Amazonia have seriously affected the habitats of birds and primates. [ 22 ]