The Wicked Wildfire Problem and Solution Space
Dr. Stavros gave a plenary talk on the wicked wildfire problem and solution space to frame the context for the Keck Institute of Space Science workshop on Detecting and Tracking the Fires that Matter. What is needed, what is possible, how do we build it? In this talk, Dr. Stavros provides an overview of what […]
Sacramento Bee: ‘Just like Paradise.’ Why California isn’t safer a year after the Camp Fire
Founder Natasha Stavros discusses the effect of snow and rain on the California Fire Season. Reposted from Sacramento Bee. ‘Just like Paradise.’ Why California isn’t safer a year after the Camp Fire By Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow Updated June 20, 2021 10:21 AM Chainsaws were humming and backhoes were beeping. Wood frames were […]
Inside Science: Simultaneous Blazes, Like California’s Camp and Woolsey Fires, Have Become the New Normal
Founder Natasha Stavros talks with Inside Science about human causes for ignition in the wildland urban interface. Under human-caused global warming from climate change, we will see longer, hotter, drier fire seasons. As people continue to expand development into wildlands, we will see more devastating fires occurring at the same time. Reposted from Inside Science: […]
LA Times Op Ed: Global Warming and More Fire in the American West
Human caused global warming has changed western US climate creating hotter, drier, longer fire seasons that will lead to more megafires. Dr. Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) and Founder Natasha Stavros (@DrFireScience) get real about the mental strain of sounding the alarm as few listen and the urgency to step up and take action.