The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
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After wildfires in California and Colorado cities, levels of harmful metals in the water jumped. Nature sent up a red flag.
Losing power also has real consequences for people’s businesses, livelihoods and potentially their health and safety.
A new neuropsychology study on California wildfire survivors found chronic cognitive problems in addition to anxiety and PTSD.
Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
Buildings aren’t the only things at risk in wildfires. Recent disasters in California have left local water system contaminated with toxic chemicals afterward, slowing return and recovery.
Some Californians want to ban people from living in wildfire-prone areas. Behavioral economics offers a less heavy-handed approach to reducing the costs and risks.
With the dire consequences of climate change looming, archaeologists recognize the importance of communicating their findings on ancient landscapes and the threats that face vulnerable populations.
Where we build our communities and how we build them has an outsize role in our vulnerability to wildfire.
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor of Economics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, McMaster University
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PhD in Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster