Firestorm : how wildfire will shape our future /

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 s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Struzik, Edward, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Imprint : Island Press, 2017.
Temas:
Wildfires.
Wildfires > Prevention and control.
Feux de friches.
Feux de friches > Prévention et maîtrise.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Electronic book.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The beast awakens
  • Inside the mind of a wildfire
  • A history of fire suppression
  • Visions of the Pyrocene
  • Water on fire
  • The big smoke
  • Drought, disease, insects, and wildfire
  • Fire on ice
  • Agent of change
  • Resilience and recovery.

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