When hurricane-force winds whipped through Los Angeles County in early January 2025, the hills had ample fuels available to feed a wildland fire.
Fuel for California Fires
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Carbon Capture From Constructed Wetlands Declines as They Age
Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change – but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a new study suggests.
Toxic Grime: Wildfire Smoke Can Deposit Toxins on Cities Hundreds of Kilometres Away, Researchers Find
Plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometres, leaving a lingering toxic footprint that has the potential to be re-released into the environment, McMaster researchers show.
Antarctic Ice Sheet May Be Less Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
To understand how warming could impact Antarctica, experts are looking to the past, to a time more than 100,000 years ago when the Antarctic was around 3 degrees C warmer than it is now.
Ventilation in Hospitals Could Cause Viruses to Spread Further
Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause viral particles to move around more, according to a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH.
Generating Electricity From Tacky Tape
Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy.
