Firestorm - How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future (Struzik Edward)(Paperback / softback)

"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." --New York Times Book Review

"Comprehensive and compelling." --Booklist

"A powerful message." --Kirkus

"Should be required reading." --Library Journal

For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast." It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it's not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands- a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we've
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