Colorado’s 3rd largest recorded wildfire continues to spread
Winds fueled a northern Colorado wildfire that emergency officials said has damaged structures and moved beyond barriers established by firefighters to slow the fire’s spread. The fire designated as the…
Read More...Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
A warming climate and more frequent wildfires do not necessarily mean the western United States will see the forest loss that many scientists expect. Dry forest margins may be more…
Read More...Tree planting has potential to increase carbon sequestration capacity
USDA Forest Service scientists have published an in-depth study on the value of tree planting as a means of offsetting carbon emissions in the United States. An analysis based on…
Read More...Focus on California: PERFACT investments spark widespread progress
Strategic investments by PERFACT over the last dozen years are transforming California’s approach to fire management. The Fire Learning Network (FLN), Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net), Prescribed Fire…
Read More...FEMA announces notice of funding opportunities for hazard mitigation assistance grants
The two grant programs, the Flood Mitigation Assistance grant and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) will provide funds to states, local communities, tribes and territories for eligible mitigation…
Read More...The science connecting wildfires to climate change
Climate change has inexorably stacked the deck in favor of bigger and more intense fires across the American West over the past few decades, science has incontrovertibly shown. Increasing heat,…
Read More...Shared leadership for wildfire protection in Teton County
In Teton County, Wyoming, forested lands are a major part of the landscape. In 1988, as the Yellowstone Fires raged in three states, the county realized those devastating fires could…
Read More...A Colorado dashboard seeks to put a price on future wildfires, other natural disasters amid a warming climate
Future Avoidance Cost Explorer (FACE:Hazards) is a proactive attempt to explore Colorado’s resiliency in the face of disaster. Dashboard users can view the estimated economic costs of natural hazards under…
Read More...America is on fire, and it’s an inequality nightmare
The wildfires raging along America’s West Coast could prove especially catastrophic to families experiencing poverty. As entire towns evacuated from wildfires in southern Oregon this week, many families launched GoFundMe pages for their lost…
Read More...Oregon’s historic wildfires: unusual but not unprecedented
The most common word being used to describe Oregon’s ongoing wildfire cataclysm is “unprecedented.” That’s certainly the case in modern recorded history when it comes to the sheer number of conflagrations and megafires…
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