Climate vs Wildfires
Energy vs Climate
English - July 24, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsBusiness Science energy transition net zero climate change canada alberta fossil fuels clean energy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On a special summer episode of Energy vs Climate, we’re addressing the record-setting wildfires that Canada has been experiencing this summer. We're joined by molecular paleoecologist Allison Karp to examine how fire has changed across geologic timescales and how much of this year's wildfires we can attribute to climate change.
EPISODE NOTES
@1:23 Allison Karp, paleoecologist at Yale and Brown University
@11:04 Earliest evidence of wildfire found in Wales 430 million years ago, BBC, original journal article here
@11:33 Indigenous fire management and traditional knowledge
@15:20 Record-setting climate enabled the extraordinary 2020 fire season in the western United States
@16:31 Data attribution is political: Trump Blames Wildfires on Poor Forest Management. Biden Focuses on Climate Change
@19:25 Politics aside, 1/2 to 2/3 of wildfires attributed to climate change due to increased aridity
@22:00 Economic toll and health impacts of wildfires
@28:55 Estimated 25% increase in particulate matter at size less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) attributed to wildfires
@26:02 Dr. Frances Moore and the shifting baseline syndrome
More from paleoecologist, Allison Karp:
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