Introduction to Fire in California

Second Edition

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Pub Date Aug 20 2021 | Archive Date Nov 01 2022

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Description

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
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...

Advance Praise

"Well written, yet simple enough for broad appeal."—CHOICE

"It tells everything readers need to know about wildfires: how they spread and what their effects are."—Palo Alto Weekly

"Well written, yet simple enough for broad appeal."—CHOICE

"It tells everything readers need to know about wildfires: how they spread and what their effects are."—Palo Alto Weekly


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780520379145
PRICE $24.95 (USD)
PAGES 248