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Apr 15 - 19 2024
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and…
Jan 12 2024
Presenter: Piyush Jain
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Hosted by Canada Wildfire
Dec 4 - 8 2023
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) is hosting the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress.
This event will include workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities around the…
Nov 21 2023
Presented by Piyush Jain (Natural Resources Canada) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy)
In 2023, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season on record, including record high area burned, numerous community evacuations in…
Nov 17 2023
Presenter: Savannah M D’Evelyn, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington
Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a transdisciplinary…
Nov 15 2023
This session will cover an overview of the Arctic Council and Gwich'in Council International (GCI), highlighting initiatives related to governance, climate change, and promoting Indigenous Knowledge on a global level. We will discuss how decision making…
Nov 13 2023
The EU-funded Arctic Black Carbon impacting Climate and Air Pollution (ABC-iCAP) project is organising a 3rd online Research Collaboration with European and North American fire, smoke, and climate experts on 13 November 2023, 15:00 UTC. Our aim is for…
Aug 11 2023
Presenter: Steve Cumming
Come learn about the use of percolation theory in modelling wildland fire! Hear about perolation models, first introduced in the 1980s, and their application in theoretical and empirical fire regime studies. Professor Cumming…
Jul 18 2023
Bringing Together Diverse Voices from the Global Wildland Fire Community
The Pau Costa Foundation (PCF), Association for Fire Ecology (AFE), and the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) have teamed up to organize "Partner Webinar Series," a…
Jun 9 2023
Presenter: Matt MacDonald
Hosted by Canada Wildfire, this webinar will provide an overview of how the BC Wildfire Service’s (BCWS) Predictive Services Unit (PSU) produces and presents monthly seasonal outlooks and updates leading up to and during the…