Earth is a uniquely fire planet, and humanity a uniquely fire creature, and the ecology of their interactions is both ancient and profound. Fire is an ecological shape-shifter. As a reaction ...

The Historical Role of Fire in Shaping U.S. Forests S. forests, acting as nature's way of maintaining balance. Historically, ...

New research shows that the damaging fires during the U.K.'s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more ...

This involves a range of tools, including field and laboratory studies, remote sensing and process-based modeling. Faculty in fire ecology span many areas of expertise, including ecology, hydrology, ...

Fire has played a major role in shaping the world's grasslands and forests. Attempts to eliminate it have introduced problems fully as serious as those created by accidental conflagrations ...