| Introduction to Fire in California: Second Edition Contributor(s): Carle, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520379136 ISBN-13: 9780520379138 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 634.961 |
| LCCN: 2020053088 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An up-to-date, essential guide to California's long relationship with fire, 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:
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