Tag: wildfires
Fire in the wildlands
Jim Abrams dispels the misconception that all woodland fires are bad and provides evidence of the benefits of prescribed burns to manage woodlands.
Is late corn harvest a result of summer wildfires?
Many farmers are seeing a late corn harvest this year. Experts and farmers debate the causes of Ohio's late harvest including wildfire haze, cooler temperatures and drought.
Paved with… soap?
Mark Petho's explains a naturally occurring phenomena of how wildfire ash in June caused soap to form on Ohio roads.
Purdue professor leads research on how fire damage can impact drinking...
Andrew Whelton has traveled numerous times to the sites of wildfires to collect water samples to study the best way to restore its water systems.
How could the haze of wildfires affect crop growth?
Smoke from Canadian wildfires in 2023 has potential to cause harm to plants, but the diffuse light may help to offset reductions in overall light intensity.
Where there’s smoke…
Kym Seabolt shares her thoughts surrounding the recent wildfires in Canada and the smokey fallout that wafted down into the northern United States.
Ohio firefighters head west to combat wildfires
A crew of 20 firefighters left the Ohio state fire marshal's office in mid-August to help combat wildfires near the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota.
Kansas farmers continue recovery from historic fire
Farmers continue to recover more than two years after the worst wildfire ever recorded in Kansas swept through several southwest counties.
Fires common in the Old West prairies
The fires that have been plaguing the west are not a new phenomenon — fires were a scourge to the settlers in the prairies of the Old West.
Kansas rebuilds: one year after the wildfires
A year ago, the Giles Ranch lost almost everything in a wildfire that swept through Ashland, Kansas. Farmers continue to rebuild amidst struggles with drought.
