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Where there's smoke, there's science! Airing Nov. 5 8 pm on @cbcdocs The Nature of Things. https://teapaw.org/t.co/urUxyYbtid

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Fort McMurray researchers find simple key to risk of severe peat fires bit.ly/2DrsXkk via @mcmasteru @EurekAlert
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Modern homes burn faster. Some say it's time to add sprinklers cbc.ca/1.4482786
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BBC News - California Thomas fire becomes largest in state's history bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
California Thomas fire becomes largest in state's history

California Thomas fire becomes largest in state's history

The Thomas fire has now burned an area greater than New York City, Brussels and Paris combined.

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Drone images give researchers in-depth knowledge of wildfire devastation, forest regeneration cbc.ca/1.4456460
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How dangerous are embers? For more on the #science of #wildfire check out @cbcdocs @intothefiredoc cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod… teapaw.org/JodiHernandezTV/status…
Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) profile pictureJodi Hernandez@JodiHernandezTV15 Dec 2017
Take a look at the embers that came down during Monday night’s Oakland Hills Fire. A Red Flag warning has been issued for 10pm tonight until 10am Sunday morning.
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Mental effects of wildfire lingering in Fort McMurray ctv.news/wgOJm1E
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California #wildfire hazard maps “don’t appear to have taken wind and the travel of wind-borne embers into consideration”: ICLR's McGillivray canadianunderwriter.ca/?p=10… via @CdnUnderwriter
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After a #wildfire, attitudes about recovery vary with sense of place and beliefs about fire ecology ow.ly/uMgE30hfHT2 @COFOregonState
After a wildfire, attitudes about recovery vary with sense of place and beliefs about fire ecology

After a wildfire, attitudes about recovery vary with sense of place and beliefs about fire ecology

How people who live close to burned forests feel about landscape recovery—whether they sense overwhelming loss or see positive signs in the growth of new vegetation—depends largely on their attachm...

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VIDEO: Researchers rely on drones to survey aftermath of B.C. wildfires - columbiavalleypioneer.com/ne…
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Robert W Gray@firebobbc12 Dec 2017
Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire

Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire

Controlled burning of forestland helped limit the severity of one of California's largest wildfires, according to geographers.

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#ThomasFire time lapse of the plume collapsing creating dangerous conditions.
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As Southern California experiences enormous wintertime fires, remember: Forest fires are natural. But the number and extent of the fires being seen today are not. @nicolakimjones reports: e360.yale.edu/features/the-e…
Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say. And as the world continues to warm, there will...

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To Test for Climate Disasters: Break, Burn and Throw Stuff nyti.ms/2l12uSM
Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive

Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive

Dry weather and strong winds this year have left southern California primed for blazes

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"They're just going to burn and do whatever the hell they want. We have to learn that" grist.org/article/the-first-… via @grist
The first wintertime megafire in California history is here

The first wintertime megafire in California history is here

At least six major fires threaten tens of thousands of homes and have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee in recent days.

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The Firestorm This Time: Why Los Angeles Is Burning wired.com/story/losangeles-w… via @WIRED
The Firestorm This Time: Why Los Angeles Is Burning

The Firestorm This Time: Why Los Angeles Is Burning

Southern California was a tinderbox even before it was a megalopolis. Add urban sprawl and a booming population and you get infernos every year.

wired.com
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How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires canadiangeographic.ca/articl…
How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires

How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires

Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires 

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In a Warming California, a Future of More Fire nyti.ms/2BW8YXk
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Rebecca Keegan@ThatRebecca6 Dec 2017
Driving to LAX just as they’re closing the 405 for this roaring hillside fire near the Getty exit. Car windows are hot. Stay safe, LA.
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NASA satellite captures raging Southern California fires from space fw.to/gerOlXc
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