Tag Archive for "wildfires" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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December 16, 2021

A California Climate Story

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection

November 8, 2021

World Leaders at COP Say ‘The World Is on Fire.’ People in Western US Are Living It

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

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July 29, 2021

Wildfire Smoke in Your Area? Six Things to Know for Staying Safe

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Brody Hessin/CC by 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

June 7, 2021

Is Another Brutal Heat and Wildfire Season in Store for US West? Here’s What We Know

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Mike Lewelling/National Park Service

October 6, 2020

5 of California’s 6 Largest Fires on Record Are Burning Now: The Astonishing 2020 Wildfire Season in Context

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

NASA Worldview

September 14, 2020

In the US West Scorched by Wildfires, We Can Barely Breathe. It’s Going to Get Worse.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

NOAA

August 27, 2020

Three Reasons Why the COVID Relief Executive Order Is Bad Policy

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

July 24, 2020

U.S. West Faces a Grim Summer as Red Flag Fire and COVID-19 Warnings Mount

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Collision with the 2020 Fire Season Will Ignite Multiple Threats

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

FEMA/Kenneth Wilsey

April 29, 2020

In the Wake of COVID-19, Congress Must Support Pre-Disaster Mitigation Programs

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Smoke billows form the East Gippsland bushfires. Credit: DELWP: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-05/aerial-shot-of-smoke-billowing-from-east-gippsland-bushfires-in/11839606

January 10, 2020

Bushfire-Ravaged Australia Is Crying for Climate Action

Melanie Fitzpatrick

Photo: Simon Pierre Barrette, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

November 25, 2019

Extreme Fires, Creative Solutions

UCS Science Network

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

November 1, 2019

California Wildfires and Power Outages Signal Long Road Ahead, But Climate Ambition Sets the Right Course

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

Public Domain

July 31, 2019

What do Alaska Wildfires Mean for Global Climate Change?

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

Dan Broun

June 28, 2019

It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Climate Change Threat to World Heritage

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Aerial view of the Eli River Fire on July 17, 2015. Photo: BLM Alaska Fire Service

April 30, 2019

The Vicious Climate-Wildfire Cycle

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

Photo: NASA

April 16, 2019

California’s Wildfire Costs are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Photo: Bob Dass/Flickr

November 16, 2018

Winds and Wildfires in California: 4 Factors to Watch that Increase Danger

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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November 2, 2018

Washington’s I-1631: A Chance to Choose Hope, Not Fear

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

Credit: USFWS

October 9, 2018

Half a Degree of Warming Could be the Difference Between Survival and Extinction for Many Species

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Daria Devyatkina/Flickr

August 8, 2018

Extreme Heat and Wildfire in California

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

January 8, 2018

New NOAA Report Shows 2017 Was the Costliest Year on Record for US Disasters

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

California Wildfires 2017, NASA.

October 17, 2017

How Science Can Help Us Better Prepare for Wildfires: Insights from a NASA Scientist

Rachel Licker
Former UCS Staff

Glacier National Park Fire. Photo: Brett Timm, National Park Service

September 15, 2017

Western Wildfires Add to Disasters the Nation Faces: Will Congress Take Action?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director