September 12, 2019 Nature World News “Hot and dry” are the watchwords for large fires. In just seconds, a spark in hot and dry conditions can set off an inferno consuming thick, […]
Satellite Data Record Shows Climate Change’s Impact on Fires
The most important country for the global climate no one is talking about
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but manages to fly well below the radar. Dec 6, 2018 By Nithin Coca World leaders are gathered this month in Katowice, Poland, […]
Could Indonesia’s mega-fires return in 2019?
Scientists warn that an El Niño is highly likely this winter, potentially testing anti-fire measures recently put in place by the government September 24, 2018 Joe Sandler Clarke Scientists are warning that […]
Seasonal Outlook: Haze Update
ASME The tropical Pacific Ocean’s surface temperature (SST) anomalies remained within the neutral range in July 2018 over the Nino3.4 region (Figure A). Likewise, most of the atmospheric indicators of El Niño/La […]
Research reveals the connection between climate change, El Niño and the possibility for more extreme wildfires
August 2018 by Sonia Fernandez, University of California – Santa Barbara At roughly 415,000 acres, Northern California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the state’s largest recorded wildfire, surpassing the record held by […]
Socio-Economic Impacts of El Niño
Comprehensive list of recent and historical El Niño / La Niña impacts. Read Reports to the Nation on our Changing Planet: El Niño and Climate Prediction (PDF), and find more impacts information in […]
Drought-driven wildfires on rise in Amazon basin, upping CO2 release
By Claire Asher on 22 February 2018 Despite a 76 percent decline in deforestation rates between 2003 and 2015, the incidence of forest fires is increasing in Brazil, with new research linking the rise […]
