Finally, while lower- and moderate-intensity fires can reduce the smoke-related health impacts of large, high-intensity wildfires75, moving toward progressive suppression would likely increase the frequency of low-level smoke emissions, much like the increased use of prescribed fire75,76. As such,...
Natural ecosystems provide beneficial goods and services to adjacent communities. However, these benefits also come with societal risks, among them wildfires. Kenyan ecosystems have faced increased wildfire risk due to human activities and a warming eart
Department of GeographyJiangli PangDepartment of GeographyQunying ZhouDepartment of GeographyElsevier LtdQuaternary InternationalTan, Z., Huang, C.C., Pang, J., Zhou, Q., 2011. Holocene wildfires related to climate and land-use change over the Weihe River Basin, China. Quaternary International ...
Individuals with shared geography who face similar environmental threats can become a network for social support; a ‘digital community’ that reports on conditions and actions helps to create a broader informed community. Familiarity and preparedness help to reduce fear and uncertainty while motivating ...
(French et al.2004; Meigs et al.2009; de Groot et al.2009). Lidar has become a much-used alternative to passive remote sensing, as lidar has been shown to correlate closely with field measurements of plot-level forest structure (Lefsky et al.1999; Lim et al.2003; Erdody and Moskal...
the pervasive power of climate change, rising sea levels, a mass extinction, the disruption of human life and habitats – and you have a pyrogeography that looks eerily like an ice age for fire. You have a Pyrocene. The contours of such an e...
Dr Thomas Smith, Associate Professor in Environmental Geography at London School of Economics and Political Science said that while wildfires are "not unusual" in Hawaii, this year's fires are burning "a greater area than usual". Image:Smoke billows near Lahaina ...
That was among the messages from experts speaking atThe Geography of Wildfire and Forest Resilience: Preparing for What’s Nextpresented by Esri and theLos Angeles Timesin November. Modern technology is helping build the healthy forests of the future. Able to do more than ever, it’s observing...
"Science is very clear that there is a direct link between warming and more burning," said Jennifer Balch, an associate professor of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. "If we don't take the science seriously, we're essentially putting lives and homes at tremendous risk." ...
Today the WUI is exerting a similar transformation at the national level. It threatens to become a black hole in America's pyrogeography, drawing federal land agencies – primarily theU.S. Forest Serviceand the Interior Department'sBureau of Land Management– away from managing fire as a means...