Taming Tomorrow’s Wildfires
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:52:33 +0000
As wildfire season blazes on, PNNL researchers are fighting back with science
Wildfires
USDA Announces $1 Billion In Community Wildfire Defense Grants From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:35:27 +0000
Climate change is making wildfires worse, both in terms of when they happen and how bad they are when they get started. Shifting rain patterns, drought, dry air, and dry lightning all make for nasty conditions. The Biden administration is committed to mitigating the effects of climate change and helping communities defend themselves against increasingly […]
Firefighters & First Responders Struggle to Afford Housing
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:05:52 +0000
Wildland firefighters have been sounding the alarm on a lack of accessible housing. Is anyone listening?
Why Are So Many Firefighters Still Struggling to Afford Housing?
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:01:52 +0000
Things have gotten worse for newer generations of firefighters, as housing costs have risen while pay remained stagnant.
Climate Change, Danger Seasons & the Need for Global Action
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:48:12 +0000
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Rachel Cleetus Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires — around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems. It’s fueling “Danger Seasons,” when these impacts are at their […]
First Street Foundation Wildfire Model: Highlights From “Fueling the Flames”
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 03:00:23 +0000
Brooklyn (NY) — First Street Foundation today released the First Street Foundation Wildfire Model, the only nationwide, probabilistic, climate adjusted, peer reviewed, property specific wildfire risk model for properties in the contiguous United States. Detailed in the 5th National Risk Assessment: Fueling the Flames, the model provides a first of its kind analysis of the risk individual properties […]
B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:23:36 +0000
Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says he was among 28 mayors who met with federal and provincial ministers to ask about the delivery of $5 billion from Ottawa.
Read moreB.C. Climate News April 4 to April 10: Latest IPCC report offers solutions to limit warming to 1.5 C | Old growth forest activists stage hunger strike | Increase in atmospheric methane set another record during 2021
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:31:57 +0000
Here’s your weekly roundup of climate change news for the week of April 4 to April 10, 2022.
Read moreLytton video shoot stirs tensions with residents as wildfire cleanup barely begins
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:47:15 +0000
Atco commissioned the corporate video and paid $50,000 for permission from the Village of Lytton, but some are unhappy about being a backdrop before substantial cleanup has begun
Read moreB.C. Climate News March 28 to April 3: Latest IPCC report expected Monday | Canada’s new climate plan calls for 42% cut in emissions from oil and gas sector | Scientists say landslide that caused lake tsunami may be linked to glacier melt
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:50:36 +0000
Here’s your weekly roundup of climate change news for the week of March 28 to April 3, 2022.
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