"Photographs of dusky orange skylines have become part of the iconography of climate change. Successful action, including adaptation, requires that we better understand the dynamics of the fires behind the smoke."
"More than once this summer, U.S. cities have been hazed by smoke from wildfires. With orange sunsets and grey, hazy days, the smoke makes climate change visible in the sky.
Publishers and nongovernmental organizations seem already to have noticed the uptick in the number, intensity, and duration of wildfires in the past several years. And so in time for this summer’s burn, they have released several new books and reports, five just since the start of the new year. As a counterpoint to the joyous “grove of tree books” Yale Climate Connections put together for Arbor Day, this month’s bookshelf presents 12 titles on the climate-charged threat to their — and our — future: wildfires.
The list begins with two global reports — from the United Nations Environment Program and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — and a scientific study about what happens when both natural and artificial materials burn together at the wildland-urban interface."
Michael Svoboda reports for Yale Climate Connections July 26, 2023.
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