November 21, 2024 | 5:01 PM
Pennsylvania sees record wildfires this fall
to date in 2024, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania.
TAG | wildfires
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May 29, 2024 | 2:16 PM
Penn State study offers more accurate smoke pollution estimates
The Penn State team instead put together a measurement system including the more-broad smoke forecasts from NOAA and hourly data from on-the-ground sensors.
July 1, 2022 | 4:12 AM
Prescribed fires are backed by science. But shifts in climate patterns could make them more challenging
One tool meant to prevent the onset of wildfires in dying forests is a prescribed burn.
July 24, 2021 | 9:10 AM
Parts of Pa. got hazy because of intense western wildfires. It could happen more often
As climate change creates conditions that lead to more intense wildfires, Pennsylvania could see more pollution from them.
December 18, 2020 | 8:04 AM
2020 may be the hottest year on record. Here’s the damage it did
2020 is just two-hundredths of a degree cooler than 2016, the hottest year ever recorded. The Earth is nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer now than it was in the 20th century, and greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are still rising.
October 13, 2020 | 5:30 AM
Climate change could shift Pennsylvania’s wildfire season
Most of the state’s fires are small and are extinguished quickly.
