The politics and financial incentives surrounding the US Forest Service and logging in National Forests create distrust and scrutiny. The intersection of extreme right and extreme left politics further complicates matters. Tech may have a role in predicting fires and identifying materials for building. Silicon Valley billionaires who own land in Hawaii are urged to help the victims of fires. Climate change poses risks everywhere, but California is leading in finding solutions. The podcast 'On with Cariswisher' is produced by name Araza, Christian Castro-Rosel, Megan Cunane, and Megan Burney, with special thanks to Kate Gallagher. Engineers are Fernando Arudo and Rick Kwan. Follow the show for a home hardening kit or to moderate the next GOP debate.
From the tragedy in Hawaii — which has left at least 115 dead, and over a thousand more missing, making it the deadliest blaze in the last century of US history — to recent fires in Canada, California, Indonesia and Brazil, the world seems to be engulfed in a megafire crisis fueled by climate change. We bring on a panel of practitioners to discuss what’s behind these megafires, and how we can work to mitigate the crisis. Matt Weiner is the CEO of the nonprofit Megafire Action, with a background in policymaking; Lenya Quinn-Davidson is Director of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Fire Network; and Chad Hanson is the Director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, a research and advocacy organization focused on federal public forestlands.
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