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Introduction to Fire in California: Second Edition

Introduction to Fire in California: Second Edition

Carle, David

Paperback

Series: California Natural History Guides

Environmental StudiesRegional: West

ISBN10: 0520379144
ISBN13: 9780520379145
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Aug 20 2021
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
The essential guide to California's long relationship with fire, updated for the climate-change generation.

What is fire? How are wildfires ignited? How do California's weather and topography influence fire? How did Indigenous people use fire on the land we now call California? David Carle's clearly written, dramatically illustrated first edition of Introduction to Fire in California helped Californians, including the millions who live near naturally flammable wildlands, better understand their own place in the state's landscape. In this revised edition, Carle covers the basics of fire ecology; looks at the effects of fire on people, wildlife, soil, water, and air; discusses fire-fighting organizations and land-management agencies; and explains how to prepare for an emergency and what to do when one occurs.

This second edition brings the wildfire story up to the year 2020, with information about recent extreme and deadly fire events and the evidence that climate change is swiftly changing the wildfire story in California. This update reflects current debates about California's future as a climate-crisis leader facing massive, annual natural disasters; the future of California development and housing; and the critically necessary alternatives to traditional energy options.

Features:

  • A larger, more reader-friendly page format
  • More than 110 color illustrations and maps
  • An overview of major wildfires in California's history
  • An updated and expanded discussion of the effect of climate change on fires in natural landscapes
  • Tips on what to do before, during, and after fires
  • Discussion of utility companies and massive power shutoffs

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