On with Kara Swisher WTF Can We Do About Deadly Wildfires?
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Aug 28, 2023 
In this engaging discussion, Matt Weiner, CEO of Megafire Action, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Director of the UC Fire Network, and Chad Hanson, Research Ecologist, dive into the escalating megafire crisis affecting global communities. They examine the interplay of climate change, social media reactions, and innovative wildfire management strategies. Delving into controversial approaches like prescribed burns, they address the urgent need for diverse perspectives and community engagement in firefighting efforts, highlighting lessons learned from disasters like the Maui wildfires.
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Megafire Definition
- Megafires are defined as fires exceeding 100,000 acres.
- They're characterized by high intensity and catastrophic impact.
Wildfire Factors
- Wildfires depend on location, history, climate interaction, past management, and fire exclusion.
- Fire exclusion, like excluding rain or sunlight, disrupts natural landscape processes.
Global Fire Threat
- Wildfires are primarily weather-driven events, influenced by hot, dry, windy conditions.
- Climate change exacerbates these conditions, leading to larger, faster-spreading fires.