Fires
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire is hot because the conversion of the weak double bond in molecular oxygen, O2, to the stronger bonds in the combustion products carbon dioxide and water releases energy (418 kJ per 32 g of O2); the bond energies of the fuel play only a minor role here. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire. Flames consist primarily of carbon dioxide, …
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CPI: Climate Policy Initiative · 14 January 2025 English
The improved analysis of the data revealed an 18% increase in flows in the previous period mainly the result of a more precise delimitation of rural credit flows.2 The methodological …
environmental preservation, combating deforestation and fires, and protecting indigenous peoples, such as the … expected to worsen due to droughts, floods, and fires, it is essential that the Brazilian Agricultural … vegetation, the fight against deforestation and fires, and the protection of indigenous peoples. For this … actions to prevent and control deforestation and fires had a budget of US$ 72 million in 2023, representing … “environmental inspection and preventing and fighting forest fires” increased by US$ 25 million in 2023, 112% more …
UCB: University of California, Berkeley · 14 January 2025 English
what might happen next. The post What’s next for home insurance in California after the Los Angeles fires? appeared first on Berkeley News. …
home insurance in California after the Los Angeles fires?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://news.berkeley …
CPD: Centre for Policy Development · 13 January 2025 English
The Bill gives the informed consent (FPIC) principles as one of Treasurer powers to establish community the community benefit principles for the HPTI benefit rules for the HPTI and CMPTI; …
through the Net Zero to the 2019-20 “Black Summer” fires.7 Such a Economy Authority. In the community benefit … Resource Policy, 2021. 7 S Akter and RQ Grafton, ‘Do fires discriminate? Socio-economic disadvantage, wildfire … exposure and the Australian 2019-20 ‘Black Summer’ fires’, Climatic Change, 2021. 8 ‘Denmark community ownership …
UCB: University of California, Berkeley · 11 January 2025 English
of historic fires continue to burn in L.A., scholars offer insight into their causes and fallout. The post Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires appeared first …
<p>As a series of historic fires continue to burn in L.A., scholars offer insight into their causes and … ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires</a> appeared first on <a href="https://news.berkeley …
10 January 2025
have withdrawn from regions like Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades, which recently suffered devastating fires. To address the growing number of uninsurable properties, California expanded its FAIR plan, a state-backed … surcharges, further diminishing coverage options for homeowners. Last warns that the recent Los Angeles fires will severely test the FAIR plan's capacity to manage claims without overburdening remaining insurers …
ClimaMeter · 10 January 2025
to 5 km/h (up to 20%) windier in the present compared to the past, in the area interested by the fires. This event was associated with very rare meteorological conditions We ascribe the strengthened …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 January 2025 English
Ignore the political propaganda. We live in a world with more fires now, and we need to prepare for it. …
political propaganda. We live in a world with more fires now, and we need to prepare for it. …
AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 9 January 2025 English
Supporting Ukraine to victory against Russia is in the best interest of the United States. A world in which Russia prevails would be more dangerous and more expensive for America—requiring …
industrial capac ity for production of long-range fires and lower-cost precision-guided munitions for a …
World Bank Group · 8 January 2025 English
The program will be organized along three results areas - airThe World Bank Punjab Clean Air Program (P508222) Jan 08, 2025 Page 3 of 7 Public Disclosure quality management governance …
resulting smoke drifts); and domestic cooking (open fires or cookstoves). No high-biodiversity settings have …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 January 2025 English
The scale of destruction from the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes substantially increased health needs for the affected population, requiring a wide-ranging response from the Government of Türkiye and its partners. This …
recurrent heat waves, dry weather conditions, forest fires, dust storms, floods and the potential for other …