Wildfire has become a growing threat for communities across the american west and a complex concern for agencies tasked with community protection. Wildfires can have a wide range of effects on trees, shrubs and other plants in affected areas, according to robert scheller, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at nc state. Photo by casarsa via istock.
Green Mountain wildfire in Lakewood 90 percent contained, evacuations
Climate change and more than a century of fire exclusion and wildfire suppression have led to contemporary wildfires with more severe environmental impacts and human smoke exposure.
In this paper we argue for and provide a more comprehensive set of considerations for gauging social impact following wildfires.
As wildfires become more frequent and more severe worldwide, people near and far are increasingly feeling their impacts. Wildfires increase smoke exposure for broad swaths of the us population, though outdoor workers and socially disadvantaged groups with limited adaptive capacity can. Climate change has increased the extent and severity of wildfires across the world. “the outcome varies from fire to fire because it depends on their intensity, frequency and the ecosystem involved,” said scheller, who studies.
Minimize lakewood’s communitywide greenhouse gas emissions and prepare and adapt to ongoing climate change impacts. In june 2023, wildfires in quebec caused more than 75 million people in the united states to experience unhealthy or hazardous air quality, and smoke was seen as far away as southwestern europe.on a still larger scale, recent research.
