Today's wildfires burn, on average, twice the amount of land they did in 1970. The reason? We've been working too hard to put them out.
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Script Writer: Peter Reich
Script Editor: Emily Elert (@eelert)
Video Illustrator: Ever Salazar (@eversalazar)
Video Narrator: Emily Elert (@eelert)
Video Director: Henry Reich (@minutephysics)
With contributions from: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) & Alex Reich (@alexhreich)
Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: / drschroeder
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References:
M.A. Finney, C.W. McHugh, and I.C. Grenfell. Stand and landscapelevel effects of prescribed burning on two Arizona wildfires. Can. J. For. Res. 35: 1714–1722 (2005)
North, M.P., B.M. Collins, and S.L. Stephens. 2012. Using fire to increase the scale, benefits and future maintenance of fuels treatments. Journal of Forestry 110(7):392401.
Prichard SJ, Peterson DL, Jacobson K (2010) Fuel treatments reduce the severity of wildfire effects in dry mixed conifer forest, Washington, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40, 1615–1626. doi:10.1139/X10109
Stephens, S.L., J.D. McIver, R.E.J. Boerner, C.J. Fettig, J.B. Fontaine, B.R. Hartsough, P. Kennedy, and D.W. Schwilk. 2012. Effects of forest fuel reduction treatments in the United States. BioScience 62:549560.
Stephens, S.L., J.K. Agee, P.Z Fulé, M.P. North, W.H. Romme, T.W. Swetnam, and M.G. Turner. 2013. Managing forests and fire in changing climates. Science 342:4142.
Image Credits:
2002 Rodeo Fire Satellite Image by Landsat 7
2006 Tripod Complex Fires and Fuel Treatment photos by:
National Interagency Fire Center http://www.nifc.gov/
Susan Prichard https://www.firescience.gov/projects/...
Thanks also to Eli Anoszko, Mark Finney, Lee Frelich, Matt Hurteau, Dave Peterson, Susan Prichard, & Scott Stephens