Posts Tagged ‘Dry’
Wildland Firefighters Update
4.22.2022 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus catches up with former wildland firefighter Jonathan Golden to talk about the challenges wildland firefighters face as climate change lengthens the fire season and spawns even more severe fires. Federal wildland firefighters can also face low pay, a lack of job security, long assignments away from family, and mental health…
Read MorePreparing for Fire Season
4.22.2022 –Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied forest ecology and fire regimes in the southwestern U.S. But Swetnam isn’t just peering into the distant past. He’s also working to thin trees on his own property, share knowledge with neighbors and help his local community understand how to…
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