| Hell on Earth: The Wildfire Pandemic Contributor(s): Porter, David L. (Author), Reeder, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 076532220X ISBN-13: 9780765322203 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Porter offers this eye-opening look at the increase in wildfires in the past decade and the long-term ecological effects they may have on the planet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Disasters - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.379 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.22" W x 7.98" (0.59 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The world is burning, and it appears that we are to blame. Devastating wildfires are increasing throughout the United States. Each year, more and more acres of the Brazilian rain forest are destroyed in ferocious blazes. Vast areas of wilderness around the world are dying, setting the stage for a human and environmental tragedy. David L. Porter had been covering wild fires in the American Southwest for more than twelve years. The loss of his Lake Arrowhead home to a wildfire in 2003 compelled him to look more closely into why conflagrations are rising worldwide. Porter's investigation revealed a global pandemic of wildfires, which has been highlighted by the 2007 fires in Southern California. Hell on Earth gives readers a greater awareness of the growing threat of massive wildfires and outlines the political, social, and environmental effects these blazes have on our planet. It also takes a look at what we can do at an individual level to ensure our safety---from local forest management to fire safety precautions to global initiatives. It is our responsibility to take action and protect our planet and lives from these catastrophes or become their victims. Hell on Earth is wake up call for us all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Porter, David L.: - DAVID L. PORTER was the managing editor of the Mountain News in Lake Arrowhead, California. He specialized in covering ecological and environmental issues in rural San Bernadino County. He is co-author of Hell on Earth: The Wildfire Pandemic.Reeder, Lee: - LEE REEDER, co-author of Hell on Earth, has been a journalist, editor, and researcher for thirty years. Lee is now a freelance writer and photographer who resides in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California with his wife and two of his three children. |