This multimedia resource provides an overview of wildfire risk and response to the risk in California. Text, video, images, and data are used to discuss how drought and overgrowth of forests play a role in megafires and provide a glimpse into fire policy and fire supression efforts from the past, to current, and looking to the future. The resource also touches on technology and other preparations that are being used to reduce the risk for megafire occurrence and to minimize, to the extent possible, damage from megafires.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology,
Environmental Science:Forest Resources,
Sustainability,
Natural Hazards:Wildfires,
Extreme Weather:Drought,
Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change,
Public policy,
Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making,
Environmental Science:Policy, Environmental Science,
Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather,
Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change,
Climate Change:Impacts of climate change,
Public policy
Resource Type:
Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual
Special Interest: Hazards, Data, models, or simulations, Sustainability
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards,
Sustainability,
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Geology,
Environmental Science,
Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change,
Public Policy,
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science,
Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Weather
