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After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert
The Mojave National Preserve is having its iconic Joshua trees restored thanks to a crack team of a dozen volunteers, 3 beasts, and 6...
Maui Jewelry Store Restores Jewelry Damaged by Wildfires for Free
One Maui jeweler is offering hundreds of dollars worth of free jewelry repair services to people whose sentimental gold and jewels were tarnished or...
A 5-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand in Seattle Raised Over $17,000 for Victims of Maui Wildfires
This young boy in Seattle is showing that there's no barrier to entry for disaster relief; that all it takes is a willing heart,...
Firefighting Drone Can Douse Wildfires From Above the Hillsides Where Firefighters Can’t Go
In one of Europe's technical centers for firefighting research, a nimble drone that can carry a fire hose is being tested for quick-response firefighting.
Hovering...
California Tribe Reignites Age-Old Practice of Intermittent Burns to Prevent Wildfires
Out in the Klamath Mountains of northern California, fires are rushing through the underbrush, lighting everything they touch between the trees ablaze.
However these aren't...
Europe Realizes its Shepherds and Ranchers Are Key in Preventing Wildfires
European shepherds and ranchers are taking the lead in forest fire prevention, by leading their animals to clear away pervasive underbrush that allows fires...
Cardboard Habitat Pods Give a Fighting Chance to Animals Displaced by Wildfires
New habitat pods developed by an Australian University scientist might be the salvation of small animals trying to survive after wildfires sweep through.
Macquarie University’s...
Heroic Dog Gets Award for Saving Over 100 Koalas From Australia’s Bushfires
An intrepid 6-year-old dog helped rescue over 100 injured koalas from the Australian bush fires in 2019–2020.
Now, the Australian Koolie named Bear has been...
Most CO2 From Australia’s Megafires Has Been Offset by Algal Blooms Formed By Ash That Settled in the Ocean
When 715 million metric tons of carbon dioxide was coughed up into the atmosphere from the massive 2019-20 wildfires in Australia, scientists feared global...
NASA Helps Firefighters By Sending Pics From International Space Station to Show Key Spots of Moving Wildfires
A NASA instrument on the International Space Station is uniquely positioned to provide firefighters with valuable intel regarding wildfire progression and hotspots over time.
Data...
After Massive Wildfires, DroneSeed is Replanting Forests 6x Faster By Using Special Drones
When a wildfire destroys the forest on your property, what are your options for restoring what has been lost?
DroneSeed will fly a squadron of...
Tiny Pygmy Possums Discovered on Kangaroo Island After Fears Bushfires Had Wiped Them Out
Australian wildlife ecologists were overjoyed to find endemic pygmy possums surviving on Kangaroo Island after it was torched by wildfires.
In what was the equivalent...
After One of the Country’s Worst Wildfires WWF Australia is Preparing for a Year of Renewal
2020 was a sad summer to look back on for conservationists in Australia—it was one of the worst seasons for bushfires in history destroyed millions...
Wildfires: Bad For People – But Good for the Environment
With so much misery being felt in communities surrounding the West Coast wildfires, we were looking for any silver linings and wondering if these...
Fires Have Helped These Endangered Woodpeckers Make a Comeback, and It’s a Reminder of Nature’s Resiliency
It's hard to imagine that the infernos burning in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California and Oregon would be good for...
Australian Firefighters Use NYC Billboard to Thank Americans for Their Help With the Fires
NSW firefighters took out this 70-foot billboard in Times Square as a means of illustrating just how grateful they are for the help of US firefighters.
All Australian Bushfires in NSW Have Officially Been Contained Thanks to Week of Heavy Rain
Thanks to a week of torrential rainfall across New South Wales, Australian firefighters have managed to contain all the uncontrolled bushfires.
Australian Soldiers Are Using Their Time Off to Care for Koalas Displaced by the Fires
Rather than using their rest periods for recuperation, these Australian soldiers have been using their time off to help care for recovering koalas.
Australia Rejoices As Rainfall Extinguishes One-Third of All Bushfires in a Single Day
Since the rain began falling across eastern Australia this week, 20 of the region's active bushfires were extinguished in a single day.
World’s Last Known ‘Dinosaur Trees’ Saved From Australian Bushfires Thanks to Determined Firefighters
A determined team of firefighters successfully managed to protect the world's last remaining “dinosaur trees” from the Australian bushfires.