Tag: Wildfires

Why Centralized State Control May Be Necessary for Managed Retreat

Why Centralized State Control May Be Necessary for Managed Retreat

Why Centralized State Control May Be Necessary for Managed Retreat

09/07/20

“Why may centralized state control be necessary for managed retreat?”

Managed retreat is going to become a more pressing issue with the advent of climate change. However, relying on individual wishes to leave may be impractical since some people won’t want to change their lives whatsoever. For this reason, a more powerful government may be necessary. This is Why Centralized State Control May Be Necessary for Managed Retreat.

Machine Learning for Wildfire Prediction

Machine Learning for Wildfire Prediction

Machine Learning for Wildfire Prediction

09/04/20

“How can machine learning be used to predict wildfires?”

With the advent of climate change, wildfires in Mediterranean climates are becoming more frequent and furious. To build resilience to this, we will need methods that can sense when and where these fires may occur. By using Machine Learning for Wildfire Prediction, we can take in prior data and parse it through scientific models to arrive at our solution!

Why We Need to Keep in Mind Residents Without a Car for Wildfire Evacuation Plans

Why We Need to Keep in Mind Residents Without a Car for Wildfire Evacuation Plans

Why We Need to Keep in Mind Residents Without a Car for Wildfire Evacuation Plans

08/28/20

“Why do we need to keep in mind residents without a car for wildfire evacuation plans?”

Wildfires evacuation plans are the bedrock of getting residents out of danger when a fire threatens to consume their town. However, people without a car have some of the most difficulty escaping both physically and in many cases financially, and the plans don’t keep them in mind. Emergency planning officials can solve this by engaging in conversation with these individuals and taking them into consideration such as having volunteer carpools and designated pickup spots. This is Why We Need to Keep in Mind Residents Without a Car for Wildfire Evacuation Plans.

How Education About Wildfires Can Increase Fire Resilience

How Education About Wildfires Can Increase Fire Resilience

How Education About Wildfires Can Increase Fire Resilience

08/26/20

“How can education about wildfires increase fire resilience?”

When discussion of fire resilience goes on, it is usually talked about in terms of physical infrastructure such as building hardening or grid repair. However, one very effective technique may belong entirely within the realm of the social sciences. By education residents of a fire-prone town about wildfire, people can become more alert of what may happen and what they can do. This is How Education About Wildfires Can Increase Fire Resilience.

How Dry Lightning Causes Wildfires

How Dry Lightning Causes Wildfires

How Dry Lightning Causes Wildfires

08/22/20

“How can dry lightning cause wildfires?”

Although lightning usually occurs during rainfall, it can occur in dry weather as well. If this dry lightning hits a dried out region, then this could ignite into a wildfire. This is How Dry Lightning Causes Wildfires.

Designing Communities for Wildfire

Designing Communities for Wildfire

Designing Communities for Wildfire

08/19/20

“How can we design communities for wildfire?”

As the wildlife-urban interface expands due to the advent of climate change, communities are going to become more and more enveloped in wildfire-prone territory. Although many individuals advocate for a full-scale retreat of such areas, it may not be necessary. Instead, we can mold our communities specifically around wildfire resilience using practices such as housing retrofits, planting native vegetation, and implementing buffer zones. This is how we can go around Designing Communities for Wildfire.

Urban Wildfire Simulations

Urban Wildfire Simulations

Urban Wildfire Simulations

08/12/20

“How should we design simulations for urban wildfires?”

 

Most wildfire simulations are designed to compute wildfires that occur in rural forested areas. However, with the advent of climate change, these fires are overshooting and finding their way into urban areas. Since this can cause untold harm to the people who live there, Urban Wildfire Simulations will need to be developed in order to deal with these problems.

Utility Wildfire Upgrade Costs

Utility Wildfire Upgrade Costs

Utility Wildfire Upgrade Costs

08/10/20

“What are the costs of upgrading the grid to build resilience to wildfires?”

 

With the advent of climate change, wildfires are becoming a much more common threat in Mediterranean climates. Much of these wildfires are sprung from defective utility activity, such as the one that engulfed Paradise California. To build resilience to this, utilities will need to invest in upgrading their infrastructure to prevent further sparking. However, these Utility Wildfire Upgrade Costs can be very steep and need to be weighed against other possible mechanisms.