Forests, Fire and Carbon

Published: June 12, 2021, 10 a.m.

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. On 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. Contact: Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter This is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca Guests: Dr Carly Phillips, researcher in residence at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions at University of Victoria Episode Resources: "How wildfires affect climate change — and vice versa" on The Conversation "The Language of Climate Change" from TEDxBearCreekPark