From fireworks to woodburning to modeling fire behavior, Jenna Sjunneson McDanold’s love of fire has fueled her growth as an artist and a mathematician. As part of her studies as mathematical modeling ...

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 ...

If we can better understand scientifically how wildland fires behave, we’ll have a better chance to accurately predict their evolution, researchers say. When wildland fuel distribution and ignition ...

Modeling and mapping fire-vulnerable forest vegetation across millions of acres in California, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are using a variety of new technologies with massive amounts ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 30, 2023 — 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 ...

Snowmass decided on Monday to pursue a model-focused approach to wildfire mitigation. The town directed staff to seek details on a wildfire modeling system of Snowmass Village from Dr. Hussam Mahmoud, ...

Only 21% of properties within the Eaton fire perimeter were in Cal Fire’s “very high” fire hazard severity zones. Yet 94% of those properties had “severe” or “extreme” wildfire risk, according to more ...

Laura wrote about e-commerce and Amazon, and she occasionally covered cool science topics. Previously, she broke down cybersecurity and privacy issues for CNET readers. Laura is based in Tacoma, ...

The Eaton fire destroyed entire blocks of homes in Altadena, pictured Jan. 19. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) The Tunnel fire broke out in a wooded canyon just minutes away from UC Berkeley, ...

Limited funding has made it hard for states to keep their wildfire risk maps up to date, even as global warming increases the danger. For years, Colorado’s wildfire risk map was so inaccurate that ...