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Australia -- land of the koala, kangaroo... and elephantParis (AFP) Feb 1, 2012 Elephants and maybe rhinoceroses could be introduced to Australia to chomp on an invasive African grass that also causes wildfires, according to an idea reported in a scientific journal on Wednesday. "A major source of fuel for wildfires in the monsoon tropics is gamba grass, a giant African grass that has invaded north Australia's savannas," said David Bowman, a professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania. "It is too big for marsupial grazers (kangaroos) and for catt ... read more |
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 A silver bullet to beat cancer? Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil Southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of European ladybirds Brazil quells strike by military police UN recognizes US Girl Scouts for palm oil effort Biden meets Chinese activists ahead of VP visit New supercontinent in Earth's future Beijing tackles air pollution Europe's Danube freezes over, cold snap toll at 460 Rhino dies after anti-poaching treatment in S.Africa Mauritania goes hungry amid Sahel food crisis: WFP Mali army tries to fend off Tuareg rebels as crisis grows | .. |
 Suspected arson attacks in Chile as firemen buried The home of a Mapuche Indian leader in Chile was destroyed in a suspicious blaze Sunday in an area ravaged by forest fires, which officials say may have been caused by radical indigenous activists. ... more | .. |
Chile invokes terror law after deadly 'criminal' wildfire Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has invoked anti-terror legislation after at least six firefighters died in a wildfire authorities said may have been caused by radical indigenous activists. ... more | .. |
Chile blaze claims six firefighters Six Chilean firefighters died Thursday and four were injured tackling one of a series of wildfires that President Sebastian Pinera says were intentionally lit by criminals. ... more | .. |
 Chile fires spread as police investigate origins Forest fires in southern Chile, fueled by intense heat and strong winds, advanced further Tuesday after destroying nearly 40,000 hectares (100,000 acres), officials said. ... more |
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 New fire outbreak kills one in Chile A new forest fire has claimed one life in southern Chile just hours after firefighters tamed a massive blaze that consumed 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) in Patagonia, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
New forest fire outbreak kills one in Chile A new forest fire has claimed one life in southern Chile just hours after firefighters tamed a massive blaze that consumed 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) in Patagonia, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
Firefighters make inroads against Chile wildfire Firefighters in Chile made inroads Sunday in their battle against a massive wildfire that has consumed 30,000 acres (12,500 hectares) of a national park that is one of the jewels of Patagonia, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Chile wildfire under control: president Hundreds of firefighters in Chile have successfully brought under control a massive blaze that consumed 30,000 acres (12,500 hectares) of a national park in Patagonia, the government said Sunday. ... more |
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 Israeli tourist held over massive Chile wildfire Chilean investigators Saturday arrested and later freed on bond an Israeli tourist they believe inadvertently set off a massive wildfire that has ravaged a wide swath of pristine forest in Patagonia. ... more | .. |
Huge wildfire shutters Chile national park Chile closed Friday one of its most popular national parks in peak hiking season after a massive wildfire ravaged tens of thousands of acres of pristine Patagonia and showed no signs of abating. ... more | .. |
Fire destroys 1,500 hectares of Patagonia forest A fire has destroyed or seriously damaged 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of vegetation in a Patagonia nature preserve in southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of 400 people, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Reclaiming the Land After a Forest Fire Wildfires cause tragic losses to life, property, and the environment. But even after the fire rages, the damage is far from done. Without vegetation, bare, burnt soil lies vulnerable to erosion, whi ... more |
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 Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemi ... more | .. |
Australian bushfire ravages historic house Cooler weather helped firefighters Friday as they battled an unpredictable blaze which has destroyed at least 37 properties, including a historic house. ... more | .. |
 UC Aerial Robot System Can Save Firefighter Lives Wildfires kill and, too often, fatalities are caused by a lack of situational awareness, said Kelly Cohen. Timely information can prevent wildfire deaths, especially among first responders, said Coh ... more | .. |
 Ocean Temperatures Can Predict Amazon Fire Season Severity11.10.11 By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and funded by NASA has created a model that can successfully predict ... more |
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 Tidal Forces Could Squeeze Out Planetary Water Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle is integrated on Ariane 5 Rockot to launch two Sentinel satellites Mars Science Lab Computer Issue Resolved Spectra Systems Products on Their Way to Mars Pleiades captures its first images using e2v sensors Astrogenetix and NASA Sign Agreement to Continue Developing Medicines in Space to Save Lives on Earth NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer in Standby Mode Satellite telephony is unsafe Astronaut Don Pettit Shares Passion for Science from Space Space tours to the Moon - why not? Iran Launches New Home-Made Satellite into Orbit Space-tracking ship Yuanwang VI concludes trip Antarctic lake could reveal new life, say scientists | .. |
 Drying intensifying wildfires, carbon release ninefold Drying of northern wetlands has led to much more severe peatland wildfires and nine times as much carbon released into the atmosphere, according to new research led by a University of Guelph profess ... more | .. |
 Wildfire threatens Reunion Island national park French authorities sent reinforcements Monday to battle a wildfire raging through the national park of Reunion Island, a unique ecosystem designated a World Heritage Site. ... more | .. |
 Forest fires are becoming larger and more frequent Research in which scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are participating analyzes the causes and characteristics of fires that have occurred in the Mediterranean basin in recent d ... more | .. |
 NASA Releases Visual Tour of Earth's Fires NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002. The visualizations show fire observations made by the MO ... more |
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Stockholm Convention scientists seek ban on flame retardant Scientists at the Stockholm Convention, which interdicts dangerous chemicals, said Friday they will recommend the banning of a flame retardant commonly used in polystyrene. ... more | .. |
Hundreds of firefighters battle Portuguese forest blaze Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters on Thursday contained a forest blaze that had raged near the country's western coast for the past 24 hours, the civil protection agency said on its website. ... more | .. |
Researchers analyze the evolving human relationship with fire Humanity's relationship to fire - including wildfires, burning of fossil fuels, controlled burns, and human-caused fire - is the focus of a report by an international team of scientists. The team wa ... more | .. |
 Scorched Earth: The Past, Present and Future of Human Influences on Wildfires Fires have continuously occurred on Earth for at least the last 400 million years. But since the 1970s, the frequency of wildfires has increased at least four-fold, and the total size of burn areas ... more |
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