by FSEEE | Nov 2, 2026 | Briefly, Fire Science, Fire Truth
An Australian report published in August used fire-behavior modeling to compare fire spread and intensity across different vegetation types, moisture levels, and fire-weather conditions. The research team, led by Jady Smith, found that green firebreaks supported by...
by FSEEE | Aug 16, 2026 | Fire Science, Fire Truth, In Depth
As Westerners cope with the smoke and flames of another record-setting fire season, the media serves up dramatic videos of various active wildfires. Much of this footage focuses on dramatic images of crown fires burning through forest canopies, suggesting these fires...
by FSEEE | Aug 6, 2026 | Community Fire Resilience, Fire Science, Fire Truth, In Depth, Science Notes
Dr. Jack Cohen delivered a keynote presentation at the 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference in Fort Collins entitled “Community Wildfire Risk and Fire Resilient Landscapes.” Just prior to his keynote, we had the opportunity to have a conversation about his work as a...
by FSEEE | May 25, 2026 | Briefly, Fire Science, Fire Truth
Dr. James Hansen, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and former Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, doesn’t like the Fix Our Forests Act. A Boston Globe op-ed coauthored by Hansen and attorney Dan Galpern questions basic...
by FSEEE | May 22, 2026 | Dispatch, Fire Science, Fire Truth
Government agencies and corporate media consistently emphasize the expansion of wildfire acreage caused by a warming climate. Studies that examine only two or three decades of North American fire history support these claims. “Considering these studies, forest...
