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Fire History and Climate Change
Synthesis of Knowledge: Fire History and Climate Change William T. Sommers Stanley G. Coloff Susan G. Conard JFSP Project 09‐2‐01‐09 Sommers, William T., Stanley G. Coloff and Susan G. Conard 2011: Fire History and Climate Change. Report Submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program for Project 09‐2‐01‐09. 215 pages + 6 Appendices Abstract This report synthesizes available fire history and climate change scientific knowledge to aid managers with fire decisions in the face of ongoing 21st Century climate change. Fire history and climate change (FHCC) have been ongoing for over 400 million years of Earth history, but increasing human influences during the Holocene epoch have changed both climate and fire regimes. We describe basic concepts of climate science and explain the causes of accelerating 21st Century climate change. Fire regimes and ecosystem classifications serve to unify ecological and climate factors influencing fire, and are useful for applying fire history and climate change information to specific ecosystems. Variable and changing patterns of climate‐fire interaction occur over different time and space scales that shape use of FHCC knowledge. Ecosystem differences in fire regimes, climate change and available fire history mean using an ecosystem specific view will be beneficial when applying FHCC knowledge. Authors William T. Sommers is a Research Professor at George Ma‐ son University in Fairfax, Virginia. He completed a B.S. de‐ gree in Meteorology from the City College of New York, a Acknowledgements S.M. degree in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Insti‐ We thank the Joint Fire Sciences Program for tute of Technology and a Ph.D. -
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O’Connor, C. D., G. M. Garfin, et al. (2011). "Human Pyrogeography: A New Synergy of Fire, Climate and People is Reshaping Ecosystems across the Globe." Geography Compass 5(6): 329- 350. Climate and fire have shaped global ecosystems for millennia. Today human influence on both of these components is causing changes to ecosystems at a scale and pace not previously seen. This article reviews trends in pyrogeography research, through the lens of interactions between fire, climate and society. We synthesize research on the occurrence and extent of wildland fire, the historic role of climate as a driver of fire regimes, the increasing role of humans in shaping ecosystems and accelerating fire ignitions, and projections of future interactions among these factors. We emphasize an ongoing evolution in the roles that humans play in mediating fire occurrence, behavior and feedbacks to the climate system. We outline the necessary elements for the development of a mechanistic model of human, fire and climate interactions, and discuss the role geographers can play in the development of sound theoretical underpinnings for a new paradigm of human pyrogeography. Disciplines such as geography that encourage science-society research can contribute significantly to policy discussions and the development of frameworks for adapting fire management for the preservation of societal and natural system priorities. NO FULL TEXT LINK: full text available from FS Library Services http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/library/document-delivery.htm Eiswerth, M. E., S. T. Yen, et al. (2011). "Factors determining awareness and knowledge of aquatic invasive species." Ecological Economics 70(9): 1672-1679. -
Pyrogeography: the Where, When, and Why of Fire on Earth Philip Higuera, Assistant Professor, CNR, University of Idaho REM 244 Guest Lecture, 2 Feb., 2012
Pyrogeography: the where, when, and why of fire on Earth Philip Higuera, Assistant Professor, CNR, University of Idaho REM 244 Guest Lecture, 2 Feb., 2012 Bowman et al. 2009. Outline for Today’s Class 1. What is pyrogeography? 2. What can you infer from the pattern of fire? 3. Application – How will fire change with climate? What is biogeography? The study of life across space and through time: what do we see, where, and why? The view from Crater Peak, in Washington’s North Cascades 3 Solifluction lobes in Alaska’s Brooks Range Fire boundary in Montana’s Bitter Root Mountains What is pyrogeography? The study of fire across space and through time: what do we see, where, and why? The view from Crater Peak, in Washington’s North Cascades 4 Solifluction lobes in Alaska’s Brooks Range Fire boundary in Montana’s Bitter Root Mountains Fact: Energy released during a fire comes from stored energy in chemical bonds Implication: Fire at all scales is regulated by rates of plant growth University of Idaho Experimental Forest, 2009 What else does fire need to exist? 2006 wildfire, Yukon Flats NWR, Alaska Pyrogeographic framework: “fire” as an organism At multiple scales, the presence of fire depends upon the coincidence of: (1) Consumable resources (2) Atmospheric conditions (3) Ignitions Outline for Today’s Class 1. What is pyrogeography? 2. What can you infer from the pattern of fire? 3. Application – How will fire change with climate? Global patterns of fire – what can we infer? Fires per year (Bowman et al. 2009) . 80-86% of global area burned: grassland and savannas, primarily in Africa, Australia, and South Asia and South America Krawchuk et al., 2009, PLoS ONE: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005102 Global patterns of fire – what can we infer? Net primary productivity (Bowman et al. -
ABC Radio Melbourne Announces 2019 Line-Up the 2019 Program
ABC Radio Melbourne announces 2019 line-up The 2019 program year for ABC Radio Melbourne sees fresh voices and long-time favourites return to the airwaves on Monday 21 January. Melbourne will wake up with Jacinta Parsons & Sami Shah from 5.30am – 7.45am, while Mornings icon Jon Faine returns along with the popular Conversation Hour. From 12.30pm – 2pm, expect a great mix of music, art and culture as Myf Warhurst returns. Richelle Hunt will keep you entertained with a fresh take on weekday Afternoons and as co-host of The Friday Revue with the inimitable Brian Nankervis. Walkley-winning journalist Raf Epstein is back behind the wheel of Drive between 4pm - 6.30pm, ahead of current affairs program PM at 6.30pm. Master wordsmith and crossword guru David Astle will present Evenings in 2019, picking up the baton from Lindy Burns, who announced last month that she wouldn’t be returning to the station in 2019 due to family reasons. After ten years presenting Saturday Breakfast and Saturday Mornings, Hilary Harper is moving to a new role at ABC Radio National as host of the flagship social affairs program Life Matters. ABC Radio Melbourne is thrilled to welcome Libbi Gorr as the new voice of Weekends, as she brings her trademark warmth and humour to both Saturday and Sunday Mornings. Nightlife with Philip Clark / Sarah Macdonald and Overnights with Trevor Chappell / Rod Quinn all return in 2019. ABC Radio Melbourne Manager Dina Rosendorff said: “We’re looking forward to consolidating the line-up changes we made last year, bringing depth and distinctiveness to everything we do, connecting with the community and delivering some great listening across the week.” -ENDS- For media inquiries, contact: Kat Lindsay, Marketing Manager, ABC Regional & Local (VIC & TAS), P: (03) 8646 1603 E: [email protected] . -
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg?1
The goose that laid the golden egg?1 Pluralists for a referendum (Pluralists) submission to the Federal Parliamentary Enquiry into 457 visas Background - Pluralists’ Press Council complaints 2 Those Australians who have a detailed knowledge of the history of media in this country are aware of the positions taken by the main ‘players’ in the ‘immigration debate’ and the stance taken by various newspapers and journalists, including the Murdoch press ( eg The Australian and The Weekend Australian ), the Fairfax Press and Government media ( eg ABC and SBS). They are aware that there exists a powerful ‘open borders lobby’ (supporters of high or mass immigration) staffed by those on the extreme ‘right’ and the extreme ‘left’, and some who fall in between. It is well known that Rupert Murdoch is a member of, and has been active in, Partnership for a New American Economy , and that he promotes mass immigration to the US, and immigration generally. 3 On a recent trip to Australia, Mr Murdoch (he wields enormous influence over Australian Government policy but does not live here) expressed his support for immigration and the use of 457 visas in Australia in a way that many Australians would interpret as clear support for the open borders lobby, and the view that opposition to open borders policies is largely racist or xenophobic. For many Australians, this would explain why the Murdoch Press is conducting an ‘open borders press campaign’, although its existence, and the influence of ‘the Chairman’, would no doubt be vociferously denied by them. -
Class of 2003 Finals Program
School of Law One Hundred and Seventy-Fourth FINAL EXERCISES The Lawn May 18, 2003 1 Distinction 2 High Distinction 3 Highest Distinction 4 Honors 5 High Honors 6 Highest Honors 7 Distinguished Majors Program School of Law Finals Speaker Mortimer M. Caplin Former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Mortimer Caplin was born in New York in 1916. He came to Charlottesville in 1933, graduating from the College in 1937 and the Law School in 1940. During the Normandy invasion, he served as U.S. Navy beachmaster and was cited as a member of the initial landing force on Omaha Beach. He continued his federal service as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service under President Kennedy from 1961 to 1964. When he entered U.Va. at age 17, Mr. Caplin committed himself to all aspects of University life. From 1933-37, he was a star athlete in the University’s leading sport—boxing—achieving an undefeated record for three years in the mid-1930s and winning the NCAA middleweight title in spite of suffering a broken hand. He also served as coach of the boxing team and was president of the University Players drama group. At the School of Law, he was editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review and graduated as the top student in his class. In addition to his deep commitment to public service, he is well known for his devotion to teaching and to the educational process and to advancing tax law. Mr. Caplin taught tax law at U.Va. from 1950-61, while serving as president of the Atlantic Coast Conference. -
Historical Pyrogeography of Texas, Usa
Fire Ecology Volume 10, Issue 3, 2014 Stambaugh et al.: Historical Pyrogeography doi: 10.4996/fireecology.1003072 Page 72 RESEARCH ARTICLE HISTORICAL PYROGEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS, USA Michael C. Stambaugh1*, Jeffrey C. Sparks2, and E.R. Abadir1 1 Department of Forestry, University of Missouri, 203 ABNR Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA 2 State Parks Wildland Fire Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 12016 FM 848, Tyler, Texas 75707, USA * Corresponding author: Tel.: +001-573-882-8841; e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT RESUMEN Synthesis of multiple sources of fire La síntesis de múltiples fuentes de informa- history information increases the pow- ción sobre historia del fuego, incrementa el er and reliability of fire regime charac- poder de confiabilidad en la caracterización de terization. Fire regime characterization regímenes de fuego. La caracterización de es- is critical for assessing fire risk, identi- tos regímenes es crítica para determinar el fying climate change impacts, under- riesgo de incendio, identificar impactos del standing ecosystem processes, and de- cambio climático, entender procesos ecosisté- veloping policies and objectives for micos, y desarrollar políticas y objetivos para fire management. For these reasons, el manejo del fuego. Por esas razones, hici- we conducted a literature review and mos una revisión bibliográfica y un análisis es- spatial analysis of historical fire inter- pacial de los intervalos históricos del fuego en vals in Texas, USA, a state with diverse Texas, EEUU, un estado con diversos ambien- fire environments and significant tes de fuego y desafíos importantes en el tema fire-related challenges. Limited litera- de incendios. La literatura que describe regí- ture describing historical fire regimes menes históricos de fuego es limitada, y muy exists and few studies have quantita- pocos estudios han determinado cuantitativa- tively assessed the historical frequency mente la frecuencia histórica de fuegos de ve- of wildland fire. -
Black Saturday, 10 Years on Coverage on ABC Radio Melbourne
For immediate release 4 February 2019 Black Saturday, 10 Years On Coverage on ABC Radio Melbourne On Wednesday 6 February, ABC Radio Melbourne will mark the 10th anniversary of the 2009 fires with a full day of live broadcasts across the state. The programs will revisit the stories of the people who survived this extraordinary traumatic event and highlight the rebuilding and recovery process still taking place within communities today. ABC Radio Melbourne manager Dina Rosendorff says, “This special day of programming is part of ABC Radio’s ongoing commitment to emergency broadcasting, where we educate and inform our community of dangers and risks to encourage better preparation for future fires; and continue to support fire affected communities and individuals by telling their stories. “Listeners are encouraged to tune-in or come along to these broadcasts across the day as we highlight the extraordinary resilience of the communities affected and share the highs and lows 10 years on,” concluded Dina. Event Details: • Breakfast, 5.30 – 7.45am: Marysville, Rotunda in the park – All Welcome Jacinta Parsons and Sami Shah invite you to join them from Marysville as they start the day of live broadcasts. • Mornings, 8.30 – 12 noon: Strathewen Primary School – All Welcome Jon Faine will revisit the community from Strathewen and their rebuilt local Primary School. • Myf Warhurst program, presented by Meshel Laurie: Melbourne Museum Melbourne Museum’s commemorative activation From The Heart presents personal stories behind 12 objects from the state bushfire collection, a Tree of Remembrance, and a series of photographs on loan from Department of Environment, Land and Water Protection. -
Investing in Audiences – ABC Annual Report 2017 – Volume 1
INVESTING IN VOLUME I AUDIENCES ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Gordon Churchill as Maki in The Warriors Australian Broadcasting Corporation New South Wales – Ultimo ABC Ultimo Centre New South Wales – Ultimo 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 GPO Box 9994, Sydney NSW 2001 Tel. +61 2 8333 1500 abc.net.au ABC Ultimo Centre 700 Harris Street Ultimo NSW 2007 GPO Box 9994 Sydney NSW 2001 Tel. +61 2 8333 1500 abc.net.au 6 October 2017 Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield Minister for Communications and the Arts Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister The Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is pleased to present the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017. The Report is prepared in accordance with the requirements of Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, and was approved by a resolution of the Board on 25 September 2017. It provides a comprehensive review of the ABC’s performance in relation to its legislative mandate and against the backdrop of the seismic change in the media sector. The editorial theme of this year’s report – Investing In Audiences – demonstrates the absolute focus of the Corporation on delivering outstanding services and programming. In line with its Charter remit, the ABC is committed to maximising its investment in quality content across its platforms and programs, ensuring that we are part of the lives of all Australians. This is how we repay the community for the loyalty and trust it places in the national broadcaster. Yours sincerely Justin Milne Chairman i We make content for all Australians, about all Australians. -
Fire and Plant Diversity at the Global Scale
Received: 4 June 2016 | Revised: 12 December 2016 | Accepted: 23 January 2017 DOI: 10.1111/geb.12596 RESEARCH PAPER Fire and plant diversity at the global scale Juli G. Pausas1 | Eloi Ribeiro2 1Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion, Consejo Superior de Abstract Investigaciones Científicas (CIDE-CSIC), Aim: Understanding the drivers of global diversity has challenged ecologists for decades. Drivers Ctra. Naquera Km. 4.5 (IVIA), Montcada, Valencia 46113, Spain related to the environment, productivity and heterogeneity are considered primary factors, 2International Soil Reference and whereas disturbance has received less attention. Given that fire is a global factor that has been Information Centre (ISRIC) – World Soil affecting many regions around the world over geological time scales, we hypothesize that the fire Information, Wageningen, The Netherlands regime should explain a significant proportion of global coarse-scale plant diversity. Correspondence Juli G. Pausas, CIDE-CSIC, Ctra. Naquera Location: All terrestrial ecosystems, excluding Antarctica. Km. 4.5 (IVIA), Montcada, Valencia 46113, Time period: Data collected throughout the late 20th and early 21st century. Spain. Email: [email protected] Taxa: Seed plants (5 spermatophytes 5 phanerogamae). Editor: Thomas Gillespie Methods: We used available global plant diversity information at the ecoregion scale and com- Funding information FILAS project from the Spanish government piled productivity, heterogeneity and fire information for each ecoregion using 15 years of (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad), remotely sensed data. We regressed plant diversity against environmental variables; thereafter, we Grant Number: CGL2015-64086-P; tested whether fire activity still explained a significant proportion of the variance. Valencia government (Generalitat 2 Valenciana), Grant Number: PROMETEO/ Results: Ecoregional plant diversity was positively related to both productivity (R 5 .30) and fire 2016/021 activity (R2 5 .38). -
Keys CV 2020 Public
Barbara (Ara) Keys History Department 43 North Bailey Durham University Durham DH1 3EX, United Kingdom ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8026-4932 E-mail: [email protected] Personal website: http://www.barbarakeys.com Twitter: @arakeys EDUCATION Ph.D. in History, Harvard University, 2001 Fields: International History since 1815; United States since 1789; Modern Russia; Medieval Russia (Akira Iriye, Ernest May, Terry Martin) A.M. in History, Harvard University, 1996 M.A. in History, University of Washington, 1992 B.A. in History, summa cum laude, Carleton College (Northfield, MN), 1987 POSITIONS Durham University Professor, History Department, 2020- University of Melbourne Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts, 2018-2019 Professor, History, 2019 Associate Professor, History, 2015-2018 Senior Lecturer, History, 2009-2014 Lecturer, History, 2006-2009 California State University, Sacramento Assistant Professor, History Department, 2003-2005 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Research Scholar, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, 2003 OTHER Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz Senior Research Fellow, Spring 2017 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin Visiting Scholar, Center for the History of Emotions, Spring 2016 Harvard University Visiting Scholar, Center for European Studies, Fall 2012 University of California, Berkeley Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Law and Society, Spring 2009 PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION ___________________________________________________________________________ President -
ABC Radio Melbourne in 2018
For immediate release Friday 19 January 2018 ABC Radio Melbourne in 2018 Next week starts the 2018 program year for ABC Radio Melbourne with a mix of new voices and favourite personalities across the day. Kicking off on Monday 22 January, audiences will start the day with a new breakfast show 5.30am – 7.45am, presented by Jacinta Parsons & Sami Shah. While bracing themselves for the early morning starts the team says, “It’s such a privilege to be working on a show that means so much to so many. We can’t wait to be waking up with Melbourne.” Myf Warhurst will kick off each afternoon 12.30pm – 2pm with a great mix of music, culture and everything in between. A national program based out of Melbourne, Myf will talk with the people creating the art that helps us make sense of the world, celebrate the classics and discover new music that you need to know about right now. “Jacinta, Sami and Myf all share a passion for radio. As our audience gets to know them on air, their unique takes on the world will no doubt connect with the community and deliver some great listening. Adding new voices to our longtime favourites helps make sure there’s something for all audiences across the station on air, online, on smart devices, however they want to stay in touch with what’s happening in our city.” says ABC Radio Melbourne Manager, Warwick Tiernan. Following Myf, will be the Afternoons program at the new time of 2pm – 4pm hosted by the irrepressible Richelle Hunt, a well known station voice who will also continue co-hosting The Friday Revue with the inimitable Brian Nankervis.