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Fire Weather
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Fire Weather
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Golden Spruce and The Tiger comes a stunning account of a colossal wildfire, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind. In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada's petroleum industry and America's biggest foreign supplier, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster melted vehicles, turned entire neighborhoods into firebombs, and drove 88,000 people from their homes in a single afternoon. Through the lens of this apocalyptic conflagration—the wildfire equivalent of Hurricane Katrina—John Vaillant warns that this was not a unique event but a sho...
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This book is designed to enhance your understanding of fire weather by providing foundational knowledge in a clear and accessible manner. It aims to build your daily and seasonal awareness of fire weather conditions using straightforward explanations. The authors have minimized the use of technical jargon but have introduced and defined necessary terms to ensure clarity and accuracy. By focusing on practical, reliable information, the book helps you grasp the essential concepts related to fire weather, making it a valuable resource for both beginners and those looking to refresh their knowledge.
Fire Weather
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION • A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, TIME, NPR, Slate, and Smithsonian “Grips like a philosophical thriller, warns like a beacon, and shocks to the core." —Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland “Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every...
Fire Weather
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A Pulitzer Prize Finalist A National Book Award Finalist A Writers' Trust Award Finalist Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Prize A Guardian Book of the Year A New York Times Book of the Year 'No book feels timelier . . . an adrenaline-soaked nightmare that is impossible to put down' Cal Flyn, The Times 'Superb and terrifying' Katherine Rundell, Guardian 'It reads like a thriller . . . utterly compelling' Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature 'Astounding on every page' David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth 'A towering achievement . . . extraordinary' Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland In M...
Fire Weather
An all-consuming, suspenseful account of one of North America’s most devastating forest fires—and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. Amazingly, nobody died, but it was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. In this rich, multifaceted community portrait, John Vaillant recounts the stories of families and neighbors confronting a new magnitude of threat, while also bringing us deep inside the conflagration itself, describing with extraordinary precision the inner workings of fire, the ruthless mechanics of its spread, and the strategies firefighters have developed on the fly to counter the monstrous forces. Fire Weather deepens our understanding of these natural catastrophes and how they result from climate change—and why we are now living in a new century of fire.
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Set includes revised editions of some issues.
FIRE WEATHER: Agriculture Handbook 360
Weather is never static. It is always dynamic. Its interpretation is an art. The environment is in control in wildland firefighting. Free-burning fires are literally nourished by weather elements, atmospheric components, and atmospheric motion. Outguessing Mother Nature in order to win control is an extremely difficult task. We need to soothe her with understanding. We have attempted to present information in such a way that your daily and seasonal awareness of fire weather can begin with reliable basic knowledge. We have kept the use of technical terms to a minimum, but where it was necessary for clear and accurate presentation, we have introduced and defined the proper terms. Growing awareness of fire weather, when combined with related experience on fires, can develop into increasingly intuitive, rapid, and accurate applications. Toward this end, we have preceded each chapter with a paragraph or two on important points to look for in relating weather factors to fire control planning and action.
