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1 online resource. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"The catastrophic runaway wildfires advancing through North America and other parts of the world are not unprecedented. Fires loomed large once human activity began to warm the climate in the 1820s, leading to an aggressive firefighting strategy that has left many of the continent's forests too old and vulnerable to the fires that many tree species need to regenerate. Dark Days at Noon provides a broad history of wildfire in North America, from pre-European contact to the present, in the hopes that we may learn from how we managed fire in the past, and apply those lessons in the future. As people continue to move into forested landscapes to work, play, live, and ignite fires--intentionally or unintentionally--fire has begun to take its toll, burning entire towns, knocking out utilities, closing roads, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Fire management in North America requires attention and cooperation from both sides of the border, and many of the most significant fires have taken place at the boundary line. Despite a clear lack of political urgency among political leaders, Edward Struzik argues that wildfire science needs to guide the future of fire management, and that those same leaders need to shape public perception accordingly. By explaining how society's misguided response to fire has led to our current situation, Dark Days at Noon warns of what may happen in the future if we do not learn to live with fire as the continent's Indigenous Peoples once did."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Issued also in print format. |
| Contents |
Prelude to the dark days at noon -- The fire triangle -- More dark days coming -- The big burn -- Big burns in Canada -- Paiute forestry -- Fire suppression -- The Civilian Conservation Corps -- Canada's Conservation Corps -- The fall of the dominion forest service -- The Royal Commission into Wildfire -- White man's fire -- International co-operation -- Blue moon and blue sun -- Nuclear winter -- Yellowstone : a turning point -- Big and small grizzlies -- Climate and the age of megafire -- The Holy Shit Fire -- The Pyrocene -- Nuclear winter : part two -- Owls and clear-cuts -- Water on fire -- The Arctic on fire -- The big smoke -- Fire news -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Wildfires -- Canada -- History.
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Wildfires -- Canada -- Prevention and control -- History.
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Wildfires -- United States -- History.
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Wildfires -- United States -- Prevention and control -- History.
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NATURE / Ecology. |
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Wildfires |
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Wildfires -- Prevention and control |
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Canada https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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History
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Print version: Struzik, Edward, 1954- Darks days at noon. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022 0228012090 9780228012092 (OCoLC)1280601755 |
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9780228013488 electronic book |
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0228013488 electronic book |
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9780228012092 hardback |
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