getting to know these unsung heroes of southern Africa’s oceans
Living in cities, often far from the ocean, means that many of us are not always able to appreciate how important the oceans are for supporting humanity. The oceans and their coastal margins, where land meets the sea, are some of the most productive environments in the world, and support not only biodiversity, but also […]
New Mexico wildfire sparked by Forest Service after pressure to burn
Hermitz Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires will burn near Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, May 4, 2022. REUTERS / Kevin Mohatt Sign up now for unlimited access to Reuters.com Sign up June 22 (Reuters) – The United States Forest Service in New Mexico may have ignored the dangers of wildfires caused by wildfires in the […]
Eastern WA smoke and weekend forecast (watch the WA forecast tomorrow)
We think of our neighbors in Okanogan County who are facing what appears to be the earliest start of the smoking season. The graph below shows how levels of fine particle pollution have evolved between June and September each year since the county’s permanent monitors were established. This year (the thick red line) went up […]
Report summarizes record-breaking fire year and calls for shift in strategy — ScienceDaily
Just over 9,900 wildfires burned about 4.3 million acres in 2020. That’s more than twice the previous record of acres burned in California. Yet it is about average compared to burn rates likely experienced before Euro-American settlement, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, that summarizes the 2020 fire season and examines […]
Forest Fire Clustering for single-cell sequencing combines iterative label propagation with parallelized Monte Carlo simulations
In the era of single-cell sequencing, there is a growing need to extract insights from data with clustering methods. Here, we introduce Forest Fire Clustering, an efficient and interpretable method for cell-type discovery from single-cell data. Forest Fire Clustering makes minimal prior assumptions and, different from current approaches, calculates a non-parametric posterior probability that each […]
Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has been in the northwest province of Zamora, where over 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) have been consumed, regional authorities said, while German […]
What is curtailment? An electricity market expert explains
Curtailment has a special meaning in electric power systems. It describes any action that reduces the amount of electricity generated to maintain the balance between supply and demand – which is critical for avoiding blackouts. Recently, curtailment has made news in states like California and Texas that are adding a lot of wind and solar […]
Hot Notes/ Cool Nites Concerts in the Park features Prairie Wildfire
Hot Notes / Cool Night Concerts in the Park will be held June 27 at 7:00 pm at Lander City Park. Dr. Jeremy Cochran, CWC Band Director, conducts a popular band performing community *****. The concert will feature guest artist Prairie Wildfire. The three were formed in 2015 and are all women from Buffalo, Wyoming. […]
Some smoke upstairs, but good on the ground floor…
Western Washington has fared pretty much so far this year when it comes to bushfire smoke. We can thank the constant flow of clean air from the Pacific Ocean, save for a short visit from this couple we all try to forget, a particular thermal dome that probably deserves its name. But I’ll save that […]
Living near regions prone to wildfires may boost risk of developing lung cancer and brain tumors — ScienceDaily
A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk. “Wildfires tend to happen in the same […]