Joseph Elfelt2d ago

@ai6yr Scientific article.
Explainer for rapid growth of 2018 Camp Fire in northern California. No paywall.

10km =~ 6.2 miles!!!!

"Abstract Extreme fire spread during the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California was driven by organized long‐range spotting tightly coupled to plume dynamics. Doppler radar and satellite observations reveal distinct regions of ember lofting and downwind fallout within the convective column, forming direct pathways for firebrand transport several (up to 10) kilometers ahead of the main fire front. These firebrands ignited dense clusters of new fires that merged into rapidly advancing lobes, producing abrupt surges in fire growth that exceeded expectations based on surface wind and fuel conditions alone."
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2025JD045798

#Wildfire #CAfire #WildlandUrbanInterface #WUI

The-14Jul 28, 2025
Dealing with wildfires requires a whole-of-society approach
#Canada #Environment #Wildfires #FireResilience #ClimateChange #BeneficialFire #CulturalBurning #IndigenousKnowledge #FireSmart #CommunitySafety #EcoResilience #WildlandUrbanInterface
https://the-14.com/dealing-with-wildfires-requires-a-whole-of-society-approach/
Bill Taroli Oct 2, 2024

Though we live in suburbia, we also border a wildlife refuge area. So we sometimes get close encounters with our non-human neighbors, when doing things as mundane as taking out trash or coming home from work. It also places us in an wildland-urban interface zone, and at greater risk for certain fires. I don’t mind that trade off.

#wildlife #photography #WildlandUrbanInterface

Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 23, 2023
#WildlandUrbanInterface: the #town is one of the fastest growing in the state… Along with the cooling, the privacy of the #forest has disappeared. #Paradise is now all about views… is due largely to #state and #federal aid... to rebuild single-family homes in #disasterareas.
#ExtremeHeat #climateChange #DeterioratingCarbonSinks #FireProofHomes
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-20/five-years-after-the-camp-fire-paradise-survivors-see-hard-future-for-maui
Fire destroyed Paradise five years ago. The pain remains

Paradise, Calif., was devastated by the Camp fire in 2018. Five years later, its residents have mixed feelings on the town that has risen from the ashes, and the lives they have rebuilt.

Los Angeles Times
Show threadCelloMom On CarsAug 14, 2023

A message to examine your community's brittleness:

"And while 2.1 million #NorthCarolina homes are in the #WildlandUrbanInterface, North Carolinians have relatively little experience with #wildfires, he noted.

“The combination of #WUI and a ‘fire naive’ population could potentially cause major loss of human life in the eastern U.S., similar to what we’ve seen now in #Hawaii and previously in California,” Scheller said."

https://journalnow.com/news/local/hawaii-fires-a-cue-to-start-expecting-the-unexpected-even-in-triad/article_ac9023e6-3886-11ee-86e5-d7cc2367c123.html

Hawaii fires a cue to 'start expecting the unexpected,' even in Triad

While the death toll from Hawaiian wildfires climbs, grief-stricken officials there have hit on a pair of common themes as they try to process the disaster.

Winston-Salem Journal
Show threadCory DoctorowJul 18, 2023

These heroic measures continue today, and they've set up a vicious cycle: fire suppression creates the illusion that it's safe to live at the #WildlandUrbanInterface. Taken in by this illusion, more people move to the fire zone - and their presence creates political pressure for even *more* heroic measures.

The thing is, fire suppression doesn't mean no fires - it means *#wildfires*.

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theredelmJan 3, 2023
Regulating the #WildlandUrbanInterface—Three Case Studies from #Colorado | Community #Wildfire Planning Center https://www.communitywildfire.org/new-report-regulating-the-wildland-urban-interface-three-case-studies-from-colorado/ #COfire #WUI
New Report: Regulating the Wildland-Urban Interface—Three Case Studies from Colorado | Community Wildfire Planning Center

Geraldo 🌎Dec 24, 2022

Massive blaze near the tourist city of Vina del Mar, Chile, has killed at least one person and destroyed about 200 homes.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/23/chile-declares-state-of-emergency-after-wildfire-kills-two

#Wildfire #ForestFire #WildlandUrbanInterface #Disaster

Chile declares state of emergency after wildfire leaves one dead

Massive blaze near the tourist city of Vina del Mar has killed at least one person and destroyed about 200 homes.

Al Jazeera
Hannah WeinbergerDec 21, 2022

I get real excited when people talk about the wild land-urban interface I can't help it I'm a WUI Girl 🏘️🎄🐻

#ecology #wui #wildlife #UrbanEcology #WildlandUrbanInterface #hazardmitigation #wildlifemanagement #wildfire

DendromeconDec 19, 2022
Los Angeles' celebrity mountain lion P-22 euthanized due to severe injuries, illness - USA TODAY #nature #WildlandUrbanInterface #OnlyInLA https://apple.news/Abwk6Dmg9RweDfBBDXBHjwA
Los Angeles' celebrity mountain lion P-22 euthanized due to severe injuries, illness — USA TODAY

Authorities said the cougar, who once roamed Griffith Park near the Hollywood sign, "had several severe injuries and chronic health problems."