Browsing by Subject "wildfire"
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Powering the Future, Restoring the Past: An ecological assessment of long-term woody biomass utilization for energy in the McCloud watershed of Northern California
(2013-04-26)The forests of the Klamath-Cascade region of California are some of the most diverse and productive coniferous forests in the world. However, decades of fire suppression threaten the region's ecological complexity and the ... -
Quantification of the Health Impacts Associated with Fine Particulate Matter due to Wildfires
(2008-04-24)Wildfires can be devastating to property and the ecological landscape; they also have a substantial impact on human health and welfare. Wildfires emit a variety of air pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ... -
Quantifying the Economic Risk of Wildfires and Power Lines in San Diego County
(2014-04-25)San Diego Gas & Electric Company has proposed retrofits to seven of its transmission lines to reduce the lines’ potential for igniting fires and to increase their ability to withstand damage from wildfires. Since the company’s ...
