Fires burn in all terrestrial ecosystems on the globe, and wildfires are getting larger and more destructive. The fall 2021 EarthTalks series “Fire in the Earth System” will address humanity’s long relationship with fire, how humans and climate create conditions conducive to megafires, and how policy-makers and land managers can address the fire problem. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Mondays.
This event features Mark Cochrane from the University of Maryland,. The EarthTalk series is hosted by Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.
The remainder of the schedule is as follows:
- November 15 — Phil Higuera, University of Montana, “Fire, climate change and the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests”
- November 29 — Park Williams, University of California, Los Angeles, “The role of anthropogenic climate change on fire in California”
- December 6 — Scott Stephens, University of California, Berkeley, “Fire policy and policy conundrums in fire-prone Mediterranean climate forests and shrublands”