Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke (Spanish)
Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event in the natural environment. Forest fires also have some disadvantages. The scientists in this study wanted to test the smoke that comes from forest fires to discover the amount of greenhouse gases going into the troposphere.
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In this FACTivity, each student will answer the questions: What barriers might you face if you had to quickly escape from a fire in your home? Ho do mirrors affect...FACTivity – Smoke and Mirrors (Spanish)
In this FACTivity, each student will answer the questions: What barriers might you face if you had to quickly escape from a fire in your home? Ho do mirrors affect...
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Ron Babbitt
I like being a fire scientist because big fires are almost always exciting.View Profile -
Isaac Bertschi
I like being a scientist because doing research is fun. Sometimes I get to go to interesting places to discover new things about the environment. I also like to tell...View Profile -
Dave Griffith
I like being a scientist because I am curious about what makes the world around me work the way it does. I enjoy developing instruments so that I can make...View Profile -
Wei Min Hao
I like being a scientist because I want to understand the impact of human activities on the global environment.View Profile -
Ron Susott
I like being a scientist because I get to work in interesting places with other scientists on problems of worldwide importance.View Profile -
Dale Wade
I like being a scientist because I get to investigate wildland fire. Wildland fire is one of nature’s most awesome forces. Through research I learn how it can be harnessed...View Profile -
Darold Ward
I like being a scientist because every day brings something new. Being a fire scientist is important. I study questions about the danger of fire smoke to human health, whether...View Profile -
Bob Yokelson
I like being a scientist because in my job as a scientist at least one interesting thing happens almost every day.View Profile
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