Climate change, forest practices and urban sprawl are being impugned in the wildfire-prone West. Here are the top headlines:
- Urban sprawl and bad planning are fuelling future infernos (Globe and Mail)
- Wildfires put water quality at risk (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Balance is the key to success (Forest Enhancement Society BC)
- Fire reshapes US West, driven by climate change (Associated Press)
- Climate change is making wildfires worse, cutting trees can help (Los Angeles Times)
- Is climate change sparking record-breaking forest fires? (Pro-Con: The Daily Astorian)
In other news: the US/Canada NAFTA talks stall with Chapter 19 as a possible deal-breaker; research on the fate of Canada’s boreal forest is like a climate time machine; reaction times among firefighters is shown to decline over the fire season; and Alaska’s roadless rule is open for public comment.
Finally, a Stockholm architect’s winning design includes 31 cross-laminated timber towers!
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor