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 By Steve Lundeberg    News    May 11, 2023

Hackers could now target smart meters

A power transmission grid can be destabilized by hackers who manipulate smart meters to create an oscillation in electricity demand, researchers at the Oregon State University College of Engineering...

 
 By Steve Lundeberg    News    April 6, 2023

Woodpecker that likes burned forest

A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes too, according to a study by Oregon State...

 
 By Steve Lundeberg    News    March 16, 2023

Dry forests need fires

Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect – unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot...

 

Heat dome tree damage more about temperature than drought

Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought...

 

Roads impacting landslides

A long-term Pacific Northwest study of landslides, clear-cutting timber and building roads shows that a forest's management history has a greater impact on how often landslides occur and how severe...

 

Salmon show resiliency

The number of trout in a southern Oregon stream system showed no decline one year after a fire burned almost the entire watershed, including riparian zone trees that had helped maintain optimal...

 

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