Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest health
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Hearing to Review H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest health
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest health
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Colorado Revised Statutes
Author: Colorado
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Current Public Lands and Forests Bills
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Firestorm
Author: Edward Struzik
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives During the ... Congress
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional Commission and legislative proposals to create additional regional economic development authorities : hearing
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422323380
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422323380
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional Commission and legislative proposals to create additional regional economic development authorities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources, House Report 113-720, December 30, 2014, 113-2
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2017: Justification of the budget estimates: National Park Service; U.S. Geological Survey
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
108-1 Hearing: Hearing To Review H.R. 1904, The Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, S. Hrg. 108-191, June 26, 2003, *
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description