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:
A larger, more reader-friendly page format More than 110 color illustrations and maps An overview of major wildfires in California's history An updated and expanded discussion of the effect of climate change on fires in natural landscapes Tips on what to do before, during, and after fires Discussion of utility companies and massive power shutoffs
By:
David Carle
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520379145
ISBN 10: 0520379144
Series: California Natural History Guides
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 20 August 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Acknowledgments Introduction The Nature of Fire What Is Fire? The Fire Triangle Oxygen: Fire Breath Fuel: Fire Food 8 Heat: Fire Energy Ignition Sources Fire Behavior Weather Wind Topography: Lay of the Land Fire and Life across California Fire Regimes Seeds, Sprouts, and ""All of the Above"" Vegetation Types and Fire Chaparral Shrublands Conifer Forests Oak Woodlands and Savannas Sagebrush Shrublands and Pinyon-Juniper Forests Deserts Grasslands Wetlands and Riparian Woodlands Wildlife Soil, Water, and Air The Climate Crisis The Flames of History California's Light-Burning Debate The Big Ones Extremes after 2010 Burning Issues Fighting Back: Tactics and Weaponry Making Peace: Restoring Fire The Chaparral Dilemma Logging versus Thinning Fire Policy and Plans A Fire-Safe Power Grid Public Safety Power Shutoffs: Do They Increase Safety? Getting Ready: Life on the Edge Wildland-Urban Interface Becoming a Fire-Adapted Californian Before the Fire, Be Ember Aware During the Fire After the Fire COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Wildfire Kindling Change Online Fire Resources Glossary References Art Credits Index"
David Carle is President of the California State Park Rangers Association, a retired park ranger, and the author of thirteen nonfiction books, including introductions to California's water; air; earth, soil, and land; and fire. He has also written two novels.
