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Struzik, Edward, 1954-
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Wildfires -- North America.
Wildfires -- Environmental aspects.
Wildfires -- Prevention and control -- History.
Wildfires -- North America -- Prevention and control.
Fire ecology -- North America.
Forest policy -- United States.
Forest policy -- Canada.
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Struzik, Edward, 1954-
Wildfires -- North America.
Wildfires -- Environmental aspects.
Wildfires -- Prevention and control -- History.
Wildfires -- North America -- Prevention and control.
Fire ecology -- North America.
Forest policy -- United States.
Forest policy -- Canada.
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Firestorm
:
how
wildfire
will
shape
our
future
/ Edward Struzik.
by
Struzik, Edward, 1954-
Island Press, 2017.
Call #:
363.379 S927f
Subjects
Wildfires -- North America.
Wildfires -- Environmental aspects.
Wildfires -- Prevention and control -- History.
Wildfires -- North America -- Prevention and control.
Fire ecology -- North America.
Forest policy -- United States.
Forest policy -- Canada.
ISBN:
9781610918183 (hc.)
Description:
257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257).
Contents:
The beast awakens -- Inside the mind of a
wildfire
-- A history of fire suppression -- Visions of the Pyrocene -- Water on fire -- The big smoke -- Drought, disease, insects, and
wildfire
-- Fire on ice -- Agent of change -- Resilience and recovery.
Summary:
"In the spring of 2016, the world watched as
wildfire
ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast" because it behaved in seemingly sinister and often unpredictable ways. Many of them hoped that they would never see anything like it again. Yet it's not a stretch to suggest that megafires like the Beast have become the new normal. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands--a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we have rarely seen before. Fires are burning bigger, hotter, faster, and more often. In
Firestorm
, journalist Edward Struzik confronts this new reality, offering a deftly woven tale of science, economics, politics, and human determination. To understand
how
we might yet flourish in the coming age of megafires, Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing
wildfire
in the twenty-first century. We must begin by acknowledging that fire is unavoidable, and be much more prepared to cope when we cannot completely control the flames. Living with fire also means, Struzik reveals, that we must better understand
how
the surprising, far-reaching impacts of these massive fires
will
linger long after the smoke eventually clears."--Jacket flap.
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