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How will future climate change impact prescribed fire across the contiguous US?
How will future climate change impact prescribed fire across the contiguous US?
Webinar recording. The use of prescribed fire to manage ecosystems is increasing across the United States, but climate change threatens to impact future opportunities for prescribed fire as a result of changes in meteorological conditions and fuels. I will discuss the results of a recent study which combined prescription information from 80 sites across the…
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Fire eruption: First results from the California Canyon fire experiment
Fire eruption: First results from the California Canyon fire experiment
Webinar recording. The California Canyon Fire Experiment is the first large-scale field experiment that observed fire eruption. The experiment was conducted in a steep canyon near Salinas, CA on 24 October 2022. A large suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments were deployed including micrometeorological towers, Doppler radar and lidar and airborne infrared imaging…
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The fire suppression bias
The fire suppression bias
Webinar recording. Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more extreme conditions. This is termed the “suppression bias”, and it fundamentally impacts wildfire activity, independent of fuel accumulation and climate change. Attempting to suppress all wildfires necessarily…