In the News

• "Dust up: The politics and policies of fighting fires" - (9/2/09) a 3 part debate series with Bill Stewart (LA Times)
• "L.A. wildfire is big, cranky and breaking all the rules" - (9/2/09) with Scott Stephens (Pioneer Press)
• "How A Home's Built Can Help Reduce Fire Danger" - (8/31/09) with Steve Quarles (Capital Public Radio)
• "As fire dies down, debate heats up over whether residents should evacuate" - (8/19/09) with Scott Stephens and Faith Kearns (San Jose Mercury News)
• "Santa Cruz blaze proves it's too early to declare a mild fire year, officials say" - (8/14/09) with Scott Stephens (Sacramento Bee)
• "2004 Cal Fire report called area near Lockheed county's worst fire hazard" - (8/13/09) with Scott Stephens (San Jose Mercury News)
• "Climate Change: Challenges of Predicting Wildfire Activity" - (7/09) with Max Moritz (Environmental Health Perspectives)
• "Study faults federal wildfire effort" - (6/8/09) with Scott Stephens (AP)
• "California prepares for the next burn" - (6/1/09) with Steve Quarles and Max Moritz (High Country News)
• "Final vouchers go to some in Tahoe wildfire area" - (5/29/09) with Susie Kocher (Sac Bee)
• "California Wildfire Threatens Homes of 26,000 People" - (5/7/09) with Max Moritz (Bloomberg Press)
• "Fire in the Earth System" - a new Science paper co-authored by large group including Max Moritz and Meg Krawchuk - (04/24/09)
  • "Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought " - (5/4/09) (US News and World Report)
  • "Wildfires fuel climate change" - (4/24/09) (Scientific American)
  • "Wildfires add to the speed of global warming" - (4/24/09) (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • "Fires make climate change worse" - (4/24/09) (Reuters)
  • "Fires fueling global warming" - (4/24/09) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • "Sierra, West in wildfire bullseye" - (4/24/09) (Reno Gazette Journal)
  • "Study says fires are a big part of climate shift" - (4/24/09) (Arizona Republic)
• "Global Pyrogeography: the Current and Future Distribution of Wildfire" - a new PLoS ONE paper by Center post-doc Meg Krawchuk and others - (04/08/09)
  • "Some Surprises in Fire-Climate Connection" - (4/14/09) (KQED's ClimateWatch)
  • "Will Climate Change Whip Up Global Wildfires?" - (4/10/09) (ScienceNOW)
  • "Climate change may alter wildfire patterns" - (4/09/09) (UPI)
  • "Bushfire imaging to determine global warming risks" - (4/09/09) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - audio also available
  • "Study predicts climate change will alter global wildfire patterns" - (4/08/09) (ClimateWire)
  • "Researchers expect chance of wildfires to increase in the future" - (4/07/09) (Avalanche-Journal)
  • "Climate change to spur rapid shifts in fire hotspots, projects new analysis" - (4/07/09) (Berkeley Media Affairs release)
  • "Climate Change to Cause Major Shifts in Global Wildfire Patterns" - (4/07/09) (Texas Tech Today)
• Ecological Applications cover features Center researcher Tadashi Moody and several research articles by Scott Stephens and others (03/09)
• "Should California consider Australia's wildfire policy?" - (03/04/09) (Berkeleyan)
  • Full research paper also available
• "New wildfires flare as fire season winds down in Northern California" - (11/15/08) with Max Moritz (Miami Herald)
• "Lode faces dire fire risk" - (11/15/08) with Steve Quarles (Stockton Record)
• "Tea fire gains notoriety among California's conflagrations" - (11/15/08) with Max Moritz (Ventura County Star)
• "Fire update-Santa Ana Winds" - (10/17/08) with Scott Stephens (California Report - NPR/KQED)
• "Easing winds aid firefighters' effort in San Fernando Valley blazes" - (10/15/08) with Max Moritz (Los Angeles Times)
• "Wildfire Force Evacuations in L.A." - (10/13/08) with Scott Stephens (New York Times)
• "Nuevo sitio Web de la UC ayuda a proteger el hogar de los incendios" - (10/13/08) (Inland News Today)
• "UC Assessment of wildfire risk to homes available in Spanish" - (10/13/08) (Merced Sun-Star)
• "Smart home building and tips for wildfire country" - (08/27/08) with Steve Quarles (MSN)
• "Big Burn: The Times Explores the Growth and Cost of Wildfires" - (08/08) five part series on wildfire includes Steve Quarles and Bill Stewart (LA Times)
• "Study details conditions that serve as an invitation to fire disaster" - (07/23/08) new study showing the importance of protecting homes from embers with Steve Quarles (Stockton Record)
• "Fighting wildfires: Who should pay?" - (07/21/08) NPR report with Max Moritz (National Public Radio)
• "Warming West is ground zero for wildfires" - (07/20/08) with Scott Stephens (San Francisco Chronicle)
• "California burns through its firefighting funds. Homeowner fees ahead?" - (07/16/08) with Bill Stewart (Christian Science Monitor)
• "Smoke is normal - for 1800's" - (07/09/08) article on historic fires and smoke in the Central Valley citing paper by Scott Stephens (Sacramento Bee)
• "California Ablaze" - (07/07/08) KQED's (NPR) Quest program with a feature on fire in California
• Related "Reporter's Notes" by Quest's Amy Standen
• "About the house: California is burning" - (06/30/08) practical advice for homeowners with Steve Quarles (Berkeley Daily Planet)
• "California wildfires spark call to boost resources" - (06/30/08) with Bill Stewart (Christian Science Monitor)
• KQED's California Report on the anniversary of the Angora Fire featuring Susie Kocher (06/24/08)
• Max Moritz on KQED's Forum broadcast (05/23/08)
• "Defensible Space: Are you clear on what needs to be cleared?" (05/08) - with Steve Quarles (Redding Record Searchlight)
• "Wildfires likely to spread due to global warming" (04/08) - with Max Moritz (Rueters)
• Scientists look into making mulch less flammable (04/08) - with Steve Quarles (Nevada Appeal)
• "Green" storage in forests may be going up in smoke (03/08) - with commentary from Bill Stewart (Sacramento Bee)
• Hearing examines wildfire solutions (03/08) - article related to current proposed California wildfire legislation with Max Moritz (North County Times - San Diego)
• Trial by Fire: Can Your Home Take the Heat (02/16/08)- recent newspaper coverage featuring Max Moritz and Steve Quarles
  (Record Searchlight - Redding)
  • Also see a related article on California's recent building code changes
• Spotlight On: Scott Stephens (11/01/07) - Dept. of Env. Sci., Policy, and Mgmt. article about Stephens
• Berkeleyan article (10/31/07) about fire safe building with Steve Quarles
• Importance of embers (10/31/07) featuring Steve Quarles (Voice of San Diego)
• Advice for homeowners (10/29/07) with Steve Quarles (The Pine Tree - Calaveras County)
• NPR's All Things Considered (10/29/07) interviews Max Moritz on lessons in prevention and control from the southern California fires
• New York Times article (10/28/07) on the Santa Ana winds with Max Moritz
• USA Today article (10/28/07) on the southern California fires with Max Moritz
• Salon.com article (10/27/07) on the southern California fires with Max Moritz
• UC wildfire resources - UC ANR press release
• Beetle damage and wildfire with Max Moritz (10/24/07) - ABC 7 text
• Use of technology for fire detection/fighting with Max Moritz (10/23/07) - Computerworld article
• Southern California fires with Scott Stephens (10/22/07) - ABC 7 text
• Southern California fires with Scott Stephens (10/23/07) - Daily Californian article
• "Prepare, stay, defend" with Scott Stephens (9/10/07) - ABC 7 text

Newsletters:

• Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 - feature article on the forests, fire, and carbon and the role of hazardous fuels reduction in avoiding catastrophic fires
• Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1 - feature article on the role of fire in China's reserve management
• Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1 - feature article on the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Program's fire and forest health team field season