Deadly fires have roared across parts of
Northern and Southern California this week, incinerating anything in their paths. Climate experts warn that drier stronger Santa Anas and non-native vegetation will turn these super fires into a new “normal.” But have cities exacerbated this reality by over permitting development which include utility lines in fire zones? Also, what happens when a firestorm turns everything you own into dust?
Photo credits: Andrea Brody.
Firestorms, Federal Relief and Climate Change
Credits
Guests:
- Stephen Pyne - Arizona State University - @asuSOLS
- Alexandra Syphard - Chief scientist with SAGE Underwriters. Also a fire specialist at the Conservation Biology Institute and adjunct faculty at San Diego State University. - @ConsBio
- David Wallace-Wells - editor at large at New York Magazine, author of “The Uninhabitable World” - @dwallacewells
- Martin Dugan - Malibu home owner who lost his property in the Woolsey Fire