The Resource Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future, Edward Struzik
Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future, Edward Struzik
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 257 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781610918183
- Label
- Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future
- Title
- Firestorm
- Title remainder
- how wildfire will shape our future
- Statement of responsibility
- Edward Struzik
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Struzik, Edward
- Dewey number
- 363.379
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- SD421.34.N67
- LC item number
- S77 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wildfires
- Wildfires
- Wildfires
- Wildfires
- Fire ecology
- Forest policy
- Forest policy
- Label
- Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future, Edward Struzik
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn982091854
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 257 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610918183
- Lccn
- 2017940667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781610918183
- (OCoLC)982091854
- Label
- Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future, Edward Struzik
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn982091854
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 257 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610918183
- Lccn
- 2017940667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781610918183
- (OCoLC)982091854
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