by FSEEE | Jul 3, 2026 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News
An article by Emily Gardner published by the American Geophysical Union in Eos highlights FSEEE Executive Director Kevin Hood’s concerns about recent changes to the U.S. Forest Service. The article reports that historic drought, record-low snowpack, and extreme...
by FSEEE | Jun 29, 2026 | Dispatch, Fire Truth
Across the United States, communities are working to prepare for a future shaped by more frequent floods, wildfires, droughts, and extreme weather events. From wildfire-prone neighborhoods in Colorado to flood-vulnerable towns in Mississippi, many communities rely on...
by FSEEE | Jun 23, 2026 | Dispatch, Fire Truth, Science Notes
Among members of the Karuk Tribe, whose ancestral lands encompass present-day Happy Camp (Athithúfvuunupma), California, fire is recognized not as an enemy but as one of the oldest teachers. For thousands of years, the Karuk have used low-intensity cultural burning to...
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...
