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🌳 Webinar: The Growing Impact of Wildfires 📅 Tuesday, July 30, 1:00 PM ET ✅ Register via zoom: https://lnkd.in/e-qmc4ZP Three Critical Wildfire Impacts You Need to Know About: 1️⃣🌏 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 Canada's fires burned ~7.8 million hectares, emitting ~3 billion tons of CO2—25% more than all tropical primary forest loss in 2023. Recovery will take decades to re-absorb this carbon. 2️⃣😶🌫️ 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 A Science Advances study found wildfire smoke likely caused over 52,000 premature deaths in California (2008-2018), with an economic impact exceeding $430 billion. 3️⃣🌊 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 High-severity fires kill trees and damage soil, essential for water absorption. Post-fire, communities face flash flood risks, as seen after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire in Mora County, NM, which damaged homes and farms. 🌳 Join our expert panel for a webinar on wildfires to explore these challenges and learn more about innovative ways to tackle the growing concern.👩🚒 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: • Patrick Holmes, Senior Policy Advisor for Resilient Forests • Brian Kittler, Chief Program Officer of Resilient Forests, American Forests • Kimberley T. Davis, Research Ecologist at USDA Forest Service • Kevin Johnson, Wildfire Resilience Partnerships Pacific Gas and Electric Company • Kevin O'Hara, Lead of 1t.org US Chapter ✅ Register via zoom: https://lnkd.in/e-qmc4ZP cc: 1t.org, Kevin O'Hara, Lindsey Prowse, Julie Foster, Jad Daley, 1t.org US Chapter, #GenerationRestoration #TrillionTrees
Wildfires are expected to increase in number and intensity. How can we best prepare, and how can we quickly restore landscapes after a fire? These are existential questions for many rural communities. Thanks 1t.org US Chapter for taking on this topic! More on future wildfire risk here: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/spreading-wildfire-rising-threat-extraordinary-landscape-fires
More info: 1. 🌏 Canada's 2023 wildfires caused major climate impact: Tree cover loss from Canada fires produced ~3 billion tons of carbon dioxide — 25% more than all tropical primary forest loss combined in 2023. The forests will recover most of the carbon emitted from wildfires as they regrow, however, it will take these forests decades to re-absorb all the carbon: https://tinyurl.com/2p9pvrbc 2. 😶🌫️ Wildfire smoke is just as dangerous as the fires themselves: In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, they found that wildfire smoke likely contributed to more than 52k premature deaths across California alone from 2008 to 2018, with an economic impact from the deaths of more than $430B: https://tinyurl.com/3j8hjyv2 3. 🌊 Cities are more vulnerable to dangerous flooding: High-severity fires cause extensive tree mortality and damage soil health, which are vital to absorbing and slowing down water during heavy rainfall. It can take years for vegetation to recover from fires, leaving communities vulnerable to flash floods. The flooding after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire in Mora County, New Mexico damaged homes and farms: https://tinyurl.com/2sca85d8