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Estimating PM2.5-related premature mortality and morbidity associated with future wildfire emissions in the western US
Neumann, Amend, Anenberg, Kinney, Sarofim, Martinich, Lukens, Xu, Roman
Wildfire activity in the western United States (US) has been increasing, a trend that has been correlated with changing patterns of temperature and precipitation associated with climate change. Health effects associated with exposure to wildfire…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Asthma exacerbation due to climate change-induced wildfire smoke in the Western US
Stowell, Yang, Fu, Scovronick, Strickland, Liu
Climate change and human activities have drastically altered the natural wildfire balance in the Western US and increased population health risks due to exposure to pollutants from fire smoke. Using dynamically downscaled climate model projections,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Disturbance and sustainability in forests of the Western United States
This report assesses recent forest disturbance in the Western United States and discusses implications for sustainability. Individual chapters focus on fire, drought, insects, disease, invasive plants, and socioeconomic impacts. Disturbance data…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Wildfire Futures: Potential Paths for Change
Steelman
The wildland fire challenge is vexing in part due to its complexity.  Involving a socio-ecological mix of people, weather, climate, landscapes and vegetation, among other factors, it will not be solved overnight.  Policy has been clear for…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Economic drivers of global fire activity: a critical review using the DPSIR framework
Kim, Rodrígues, Robinne
Overall decline of global burned area paradoxically hides a number of economic realities that have increased the likelihood and costs of wildfire-caused disasters. In this critical review, we address the pressing need to identify and incorporate…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Fire and the Future: Tucson’s Bighorn Fire One Year Later
Wilder, Betancourt, Baldwin, Fulé, Beers, Falk, Brown, Garfin
University of Arizona production partners: Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, Arizona Public Media, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center In June and July 2020, Tucsonans watched as a…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Policy Design to Support Collaboration and Capacity-Building for Federal Fire Management
Schultz
This webinar is part of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series hosted by the Colorado State University, the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Forest Stewards Guild. For the final installment of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 webinar…
Year: 2021
Type: Media