Fire in the Earth system: EarthTalk Series with Penn State
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Fires burn in all terrestrial ecosystems on the globe, and wildfires are getting larger, more destructive and deadly. Both humans and climate are contributing to this trend. The Fall 2021 EESI EarthTalks series, “Fire in the Earth System,” will address humanity’s long relationship with fire, how humans and climate create conditions conducive to megafires, and how policy makers and land managers can address the fire problem.
The seminars are free, open to the public, and take place from 1-2 pm PDT, 2-3 pm MDT.
The series schedule is as follows:
| Date | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 13 | Jessica Thompson Yale University |
“The early evolution of fire-human relationships” Watch the seminar |
| Sept. 20 | David McWethy Montana State University |
“Examining climate-human-fire interactions and feedbacks in temperate ecosystems” Watch the seminar |
| Sept. 27 | Rebecca Bliege Bird Penn State |
“Indigenous fire regimes and their ecosystem services under climate change” Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 4 | David Bowman University of Tasmania |
“Viewing the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis through a pyrogeographic lens” Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 11 | Alejandra Domic Penn State |
“Holocene fire history in South America: responses to climate change and human activities” Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 18 | Victor McCrary Vice Chair, National Science Board |
“National Science Board Vision 2030: Making a difference for America’s research ecosystem” Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 25 | Andres Holz Portland State University |
“Fire regimes and flammability feedbacks in Patagonian temperate forests” Watch the seminar |
| Nov. 1 | Rebecca Hamilton Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History |
“Fire dynamics in tropical Asia: from the Pleistocene to the Anthopocene” Join the seminar |
| Nov. 8 | Mark Cochrane University of Maryland |
“The role of fire and land use in tropical forest decline in Indonesia and Brazil” Join the seminar |
| Nov. 15 | Phil Higuera University of Montana |
“Fire, climate change and the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests” Join the seminar |
| Nov. 29 | Park Williams University of California, Los Angeles |
“The role of anthropogenic climate change on fire in California” Join the seminar |
| Dec. 6 | Scott Stephens University of California, Berkeley |
“Fire policy and policy conundrums in fire-prone Mediterranean climate forests and shrublands” Join the seminar |