Understanding Fire Differently – a discussion of indigenous perspectives on the role of fire on landscapes. Follow Forestcast on your favorite podcast app. Learn more: fs.usda.gov/research/produ…

Really interesting... We've also had single tree fires overwinter in redwoods and sequoias in CA.

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🚨🔥🌲Important new paper by Kim Davis et al. providing 'up-to-date info. on the extent to which active forest management reduces wildfire severity & facilitates better outcomes for people & forests....' Rocky Mountain Research Station, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, The Nature Conservancy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

B.C. communities stretch provincial funds to guard against climate-related emergencies

Municipal federation says sustained provincial funding required as cities, towns grapple with flooding, fires

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Two ironies here. The one that the story is ostensibly about. But also, naming an inmate fire camp after Ishi is just so dark. California's firefighters can't get fire insurance - POLITICO politico.com/newsletters/ca…

A new study demonstrates an innovative approach combining two artificial intelligence methods to predict a key ENSO indicator up to a year and a half in advance. The method proved capable of predicting extreme ENSO events at about 85 percent accuracy. climate.gov/news-features/…

🦗 Current #drought conditions in #Canada 🇨🇦 as of March 31.
'Extreme (D3) to Exceptional Drought (D4) remained across south, central and northwestern #Alberta , central and northeastern #BritishColumbia and across southern portions of the Northwest Territories.'
#BCstorm #ABstorm

The planet will be fine without us. Ponder that.

New data from Environment and Climate Change Canada paints a striking picture of Canada's Prairies in it's recently released snow water equivalent maps. The map pictured below is from early April.

The brown area in the photo is very concerning because it means virtually zero to…

Canada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecast theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

'Our results provide strong evidence for the use of fuel treatments to mitigate fire behavior & resulting fire severity even under extreme fire weather conditions.'
Read research on forest thinning & #RxFire to reduce wildfire severity & impacts.
fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

Getting real in wildfire country... I've already been dropped, but we're going to have to recon with this on some higher level as a society... it's not an option for people to just not live in these localities.

North Carolina has been busy putting good fire on the ground this last week. Here is a great view of a recent PSD operation showing a near perfect understory burn to bolster forest health in the state.

Incredible work.

Thanks to the subscriber that shared this #wildifre #ncfire

Flood risk in Lower Mainland will intensify by 2100: report

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A smoky summer is expected in parts of Canada as wildfire season begins. Here's how to prepare now

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Australia should prepare for 20-year megadroughts as the climate crisis worsens, study finds theguardian.com/australia-news…

José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen, blamed Israel for killing seven aid workers in an attack on the charity’s vehicles in Gaza, saying the Israeli airstrikes that hit the convoy were not “an unfortunate mistake.”

Canada accounted for more than half of the world’s forest loss due to a historic wildfire season in 2023, according to an annual survey. cbc.ca/news/climate/t….

Spoke with Cranbrook fire chief Scott Driver about the importance of prescribed burning, following an operation out at the Canadian Rockies International Airport earlier this week that treated 42 hectares.
cranbrooktownsman.com/news/prescribe…