Megafire
In Megafire, a world-renowned journalist and forest fire expert travels to dangerous and remote wildernesses, as well as to the backyards of people faced with these catastrophes, to look at the heart of this phenomenon and witness firsthand ...
Taming Wildfires in the Context of Climate Change
... wildfires . This includes efforts that reduce the exposure of people and economic activities to wildfires by adapting land - use planning and building construction to growing wildfire hazard . It also includes measures to manage the ...
Wildfire Warning
... wildfires, not merely as environmental occurrences but as events intimately connected to human activities, policies, and vulnerabilities. An exploration of wildfires reveals their complexity, delving into the various factors that can ...
Wildfires
Learn all about wildfires—how they happen, why they're important, and when they're dangerous—in this fascinating reader. It's sure to ignite your interest, with color photographs, interesting facts, and more.
Ecological Restoration: Wildfire Ecology Reference Manual
Doug Knowling. 2.12.1 Regional burden of wildfires in the Wildfire smoke is composed primarily of carbon diox- Residents in communities surrounding wildfires are ex- posed to lower. reach a particular area and the potential loss of ...
Wildfires
... wildfires in the United States . The report is initially compiled by each state forester and is sent to the State and Private Forestry Division for final compilation and publication as Wildfire Statistics each year . Each fire ...
Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
... wildfires are due to nonforest burning in forest steppe and steppe zones . But up to 70 percent of annual burned area is the result of wildfire activity in forests . Analysis of wildfire characteristics for the Asian part of Russia ...
Wildfires
... Wildfires / by Paul P. and Diane M. Sipiera . p . cm . ( A true book ) Includes bibliographical references and index . Summary : Discusses the conditions which cause wildfires , ways to con- trol them , and their damaging as well as ...
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008
... Wildfires Arizona Navajo 6/25/02 FEMA - 1422 - DR Wildfires Colorado Arapahoe 6/19/02 FEMA - 1421 - DR Wildfires Colorado Broomfield City and County 6/19/02 FEMA - 1421 - DR Wildfires Colorado Cheyenne 6/19/02 FEMA - 1421 - DR ...
Wildfire
The works gathered in Wildfire not only explore the sensory and aesthetic aspects of fire, but also highlight how much attitudes have changed over the past 200 years.
Biogeomorphic Responses to Wildfire in Fluvial Ecosystems
... wildfire. In this chapter, we investigated disturbance and recovery in response to two wildfires three decades apart in the same steep fluvial system in the semiarid, Mediterranean-climate, southern California Transverse Ranges. We ...
Introduction to Fire in California
In this revised edition, Carle covers the basics of fire ecology; looks at the effects of fire on people, wildlife, soil, water, and air; discusses fire-fighting organizations and land-management agencies; and explains how to prepare for an ...
Protecting Residences from Wildfires
Recommendations for protection against wildfires.
Wildfires
This new book explores the latest issues dealing with wildfires, the consequences that they sow and what means are being used to prevent and protect the environment and the local populations.
Fire and Ashes
A history of American wildfires recounts the most significant fires, sharing front-line stories, past and present firefighting strategies, and the apparent increase in fire occurrence and intensity in recent years.
When Forests Burn
In this book, you'll find out about: how and why wildfires happen how different groups, from Native Americans to colonists, from conservationists to modern industrialists, have managed forests and fire the biggest wildfires in American ...
Wildfires and the Environment
Just one spark can cause a devastating wildfire.
Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness
On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene ...
Wildfire Activity Statistics
... Wildfire Agency Table 2. The Top Five Fires by Acreage Burned AREA PROTECTED Map 1. State Responsibility Area ( SRA ) ... WILDFIRE STATISTICS - CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE AGENCIES Table 5. Large Fires 300 Acres and Greater - State and ...
Wildfire (The Wild Series)
A powerful bond is forged that can only grow out of true hardship -- as two true friends beat all odds and outwit one of the deadliest fires ever.At the end of the novel, information about wildfires and useful safety tips add to the reader ...