AT23-189 Webinar CoCoRaHS: The 420,002,023rd Year of Biomass Burning on Earth

Webinar Title: The 420,002,023rd Year of Biomass Burning on Earth

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Comments: AT23-189 Webinar CoCoRaHS: The 420,002,023rd Year of Biomass Burning on Earth, Presenter: Tim Brown (AT=1h)

Webinar Date: 6/29/2023
Webinar Time: 12:00p-1:00p

Webinar Summary:
Fire and the Earth.

Webinar Description:
Wildfires dominate the media through pictures and interviews highlighting, and rightly so, destructive and impactful events. Yet, there are many nuances about fire, and as far as we can tell, wildfire began on Earth around 420 million years ago. Today, it is a very complex physical and societal integrated system comprised of climate, fuels, and people. Wildfire, prescribed fire, smoke, watersheds, ecosystems, landscapes, traditional lands, and built environments are all interconnected through fire. Some days of the year are especially newsworthy, but every day and night there is something fire. This Webinar will present a narrative and perspective on good and bad fire, and the relationship with society.

Tim Brown
Director – Western Regional Climate Center·Desert Research Institute
Timothy Brown conducts applied research and applications development at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada. His primary academic interests include wildland fire-climate and fire-weather connections; the wildfire environment; applications development for wildland fire management planning, decision-making and policy; the interface between science and decision making; and user engagement through the deliberate co-production of knowledge. He is Director of the Western Regional Climate Center, and established and directs the Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA) at DRI. He is graduate faculty in the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, and quandom Monash University Adjunct in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Science Faculty in Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

Cost: no charge

Register @: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wsr8AYB1RKiTTmrdlCGuKw#/registration

Presenter:
Tim Brown
Director, Western Regional Climate Center
Desert Research Institute
Reno, NV

Contact Information:
https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=contactus

Organization Website:
https://www.cocorahs.org/content.aspx?page=wxtalk

Sponsoring Organization:
CoCoRaHS