'Managed retreat' from climate disasters can reinvent cities so they're better for everyone – and avoid more flooding, heat and fires

Managed retreat doesn't always mean leaving. It's about preserving the essential while redesigning communities to be better for everyone. Here's what that can look like.

Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami • conversation
June 21, 2021 • ~8 min

'Managed retreat' can reinvent cities while protecting lives when climate change floods, burns or bakes the land

Managed retreat doesn't always mean leaving. It's about preserving the essential while redesigning communities to be better for everyone. Here's what that can look like.

Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami • conversation
June 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Rocky Mountain forests burning more now than any time in the past 2,000 years

Scientists studied charcoal layers in the sediment of lake beds across the Rockies to track fires over time. They found increasing fire activity as the climate warmed.

Kyra Wolf, Ph.D. Student in Systems Ecology, The University of Montana • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~8 min

Climate change is making Rocky Mountain forests more flammable now than at any time in the past 2,000 years

Scientists used charcoal layers in the sediment of lake beds across the Rockies to track fires in each area. Combined with other data, it tells a story of increasing fire activity as the planet warms.

Kyra Wolf, Ph.D. Student in Systems Ecology, The University of Montana • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~8 min

Bringing tech innovation to wildfires: 4 recommendations for smarter firefighting as megafires menace the US

Satellites can already spot a new fire within minutes, but the information they beam back to Earth isn't getting to everyone who needs it or used as well as it could be.

Natasha Stavros, Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 8, 2021 • ~8 min

Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready

Federal weather scientists are pushing to make the US more 'weather-ready,' which could mean prepping for fires, flooding or storms depending on where you live. The common factor: thinking ahead.

Erik Salna, Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University • conversation
June 3, 2021 • ~9 min

Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates in a clear sign of climate change

As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for downstream water supplies.

Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Ph.D. Student in Engineering, McGill University • conversation
May 24, 2021 • ~8 min

Another dangerous fire season is looming in the Western U.S., and the drought-stricken region is headed for a water crisis

Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock.

John Abatzoglou, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~8 min

A dangerous fire season looms as the drought-stricken Western US heads for a water crisis

Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock.

John Abatzoglou, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~8 min

A dangerous fire season looms as the drought-stricken Western U.S. heads for a water crisis

Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock.

John Abatzoglou, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~7 min

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