Day: January 20, 2023

The ‘wrong kind of fire’ is burning compared to historical patterns — ScienceDaily

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The ‘wrong kind of fire’ is burning compared to historical patterns — ScienceDaily

High-severity wildfire is increasing in Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests and has been burning at unprecedented rates compared to the years before Euro-American settlement, according to a study from the Safford Lab at the University of California, Davis and its collaborators. Those rates have especially shot up over the past decade. For the study, … Read more

We need to learn to live with less steel — ScienceDaily

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We need to learn to live with less steel — ScienceDaily

Steel is one of the most important materials in the world, integral to the cars we drive, the buildings we inhabit, and the infrastructure that allows us to travel from place to place. Steel is also responsible for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021, 45 countries made a commitment to pursue near-zero-emission steel … Read more