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PCVS was the response variable where the most nuance in the predictor variables could be seen, albeit only when using the best-fit procedure. This suggested a positive relationship between PCVS and both P. ponderosa basal area and pre-fire shrub cover and a negative relationship with height to crown base. Particularly high levels of PCVS (>50%) tended to occur in plots with more than 5 m 2 ha −1 of P. ponderosa basal area (Fig. 1C) or when there was less than 5 m of average height to crown base (Fig. 1D). Moderate levels of PCVS (>25%) occurred when shrub cover was greater than 30% (Fig. 1E). As with the other variables, the conservative model tended to support that PCVS was significant in magnitude (compared to zero change), but that there were no particularly strong predictors among those that we considered. Weather windows for winter burning over the past 20 years The escalating wildfire crisis across much of the American West has garnered considerable international attention due to increasingly severe societal and ecological outcomes. Such impacts–including both the direct effects of destructive wildfires (thousands of structures destroyed and hundreds of civilians killed 1) as well as the indirect effects of prolonged air pollution episodes yielding greatly increased excess morbidity and mortality 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and increased post-fire hydrologic hazards 7—have spurred urgent policy conversations centered on solutions. Proper ventilation ensures that the combustion gases from your stove are expelled efficiently, and fresh air is circulated around the room. At least 100 of Canada’s fires this year have been so fierce as to create their own weather via pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or “fire storm clouds”, which can stretch 200 miles (320km) wide and carry ash and other debris upward and unleash lightning that can trigger multiple other fires that immolate more trees.

Hartsough, B.R., S. Abrams, R.J. Barbour, E.S. Drews, J.D. McIver, J.J. Moghaddas, and S.L. Stephens. 2008. The economics of alternative fuel reduction treatments in western United States dry forests: Financial and policy implications from the National Fire and Fire Surrogate Study. Forest Policy and Economics 10 (6): 344–354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2008.02.001.To find out more about energy efficiency visit www.gov.uk/energy-grants-calculator or phone the Energy Saving Advice Service on 0300 123 1234 / Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282. Crown damage was generally low across plots, although some did experience amounts of scorch (i.e., >50%) that may be considered undesirable. While plots with more P. ponderosa had more crown scorch, this species has also been observed to be capable of surviving extensive scorch well compared to other species (Harrington 1993). Given that scorch damage occurs low on the crown, where branches are less productive in terms of contributing to growth (Sprugel et al. 1991), it may be that these levels of scorch do not negatively influence long-term growth. Further, scorch of lower branches increases height to crown base of canopy trees, a generally positive effect with respect to reducing crown fire potential. If crown scorch is undesirable for other reasons such as esthetic quality, then managing for fewer P. ponderosa would seem to be a logical implication. This, however, would likely be trading scorch for mortality since P. ponderosa in young stands are relatively good survivors of scorch (York et al. 2021). Lowering shrub cover in locations with particularly high amounts of shrubs could be a reasonable way to reduce crown scorch. Our results, however, suggest that only the lowest of management tolerance for crown scorch may justify reducing shrubs prior to burning. Tibshirani, R. 1996. Regression shrinkage and selection via the lasso. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B (methodological). Wiley 58 (1): 267–288. Amanda Anderson, Director of the Moorland Association, said: “We are glad government has recognised that controlled winter burning has a part to play in certain circumstances, particularly preventing wildfire which is the greatest – and growing - threat to moorland. The provision of licences to assist wildfire prevention and conservation work will be important and we look forward to seeing more detail on these proposals."

Autumn Statement: Workers to pay less in national insurance – but rate cuts don't offset the freezing of personal tax thresholds What can disrupt your comfy spot on the sofa however, is constantly having to get up to add another log to keep the fire burning - and that’s where Lekto can step in, and save you from having to give up your prime position.Fuller said: “My inbox is already full of people who are breathing wood smoke from their neighbours. These are typically people who care for someone else and are worried about the smoke filling the bedroom of their asthmatic child or elderly relative.” Roberts, G., Wooster, M. J., Xu, W., Freeborn, P. H., Morcrette, J.-J., Jones, L., Benedetti, A., Jiangping, H., Fisher, D., and Kaiser, J. W.: LSA SAF Meteosat FRP products – Part 2: Evaluation and demonstration for use in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 13241–13267, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13241-2015, 2015. Reiner, A.L., N.M. Valliant, and S.N. Dailey. 2012. Mastication and prescribed fire influences on tree mortality and predicted fire behavior in ponderosa pine. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 27 (1): 36–41. https://doi.org/10.1093/wjaf/27.1.36. Across regions and seasons, the largest increment of simulated RxDay decrease occurs in the first ~50 years (i.e., 1981–2030)—suggesting that the rate of further RxDay decline might slow appreciably in the coming decades on the RCP4.5 trajectory (Fig. 4). However, because observed historical (1981–2020) decreases in RxDays are less uniform and generally weaker than projected by climate models over the same period, it is possible that much of the WUS had not yet (as of 2020) “realized” the expected climate-driven decrease in RxDays that might otherwise have occurred over that period (Fig. 2. vs. Fig. S3). This suggests that the near-term (2021–2060) future trajectory toward fewer RxDays across most of the WUS could potentially be steeper than depicted here. Importance of large-diameter FM and long-term drying This year has just been totally unprecedented,” said Mélanie Morin, a spokeswoman for Sopfeu, a firefighting organization in Quebec, which smashed its record for the area burned in a year. The tone for Quebec’s summer was set by a series of lightning strikes in June that set off dozens of fires that firefighters, some of them volunteers from as far as France and South Korea, struggled to contain.

If you’re burning in private or allotment gardens, follow guidance on garden bonfires. When you will need a licence to burn heather and grass Overnight, people who are 65 and over or who have pre-existing health conditions may find bedroom temperatures of at least 18 °C are good for their health; this may be less important if you are a healthy adult under 65 and have appropriate clothing and bedding. Andela, N., Kaiser, J. W., van der Werf, G. R., and Wooster, M. J.: New fire diurnal cycle characterizations to improve fire radiative energy assessments made from MODIS observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8831–8846, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8831-2015, 2015.

There are around 180 grouse moors in England, with around half of those estimated to be mainly on deep peat, but two-thirds of blanket bog are outside of protected areas and therefore not covered by the law. Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in National Insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement.