Forests, Fire and Carbon
With wildfire season underway, perennial concerns about forest fires have returned. And as the effects of climate change worsen, research is underway to understand the relationship between forests, forest fires and carbon in the atmosphere.\n\nOn this episode of This Is Why, we dig into how a century of forest practices has made the problem worse, and a possible way forward for forests, the atmosphere and humanity.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nDr Carly Phillips, researcher in residence at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions at University of Victoria\n\nEpisode Resources:\n\n\n"How wildfires affect climate change \u2014 and vice versa" on The Conversation\n\n"The Language of Climate Change" from TEDxBearCreekPark