How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
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UCSB is well positioned for fire preparedness
UC Santa Barbara’s location provides a refuge from wildfires. The university protrudes into the ocean, which limits the ...
Southern California wildfires likely outpace ability of wildlife to adapt
It’s too soon to know the toll these fires have taken on wildlife, particularly wide-ranging carnivores like mountain lions.
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Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
The increased frequency and size of conflagrations like those burning in LA threaten even species that evolved with wildfires ...
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Invasive species, drought make the Sonoran Desert 'a fire-prone ecosystem'
Watching the wildfires devastate a major U.S. city has many of us wondering: Could it happen here? Research shows our ...
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Marine Ecosystem Survey Encounters a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of ...
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Philippine Indigenous communities restore a mountain forest to prevent urban flooding
On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, rows of robusta ...
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Ecological Disaster in LA Highlights Indigenous Firekeeping
In contrast, the racial/ethnic background in Altadena, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is the following: 46% white, 18% ...
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Open work permits for family members of foreign workers: About the document
Applications received before January 21, 2025, will be processed under the previous eligibility criteria. If your open work permit was already approved and hasn’t expired, it stays valid. Family ...