Amanda Carlson
@amandacarlson.bsky.social
Landscape ecologist studying wildfire and the wildland-urban interface.
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Wildfires are destroying more buildings than in the past because of increased development in the wildland–urban interface. But fires in the coterminous United States were also more destructive in the 2013–2022 period than from 2002–2012. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/HRk650XMxNC
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wildfires are destroying more buildings than in the past because of increased development in the wildland–urban interface. But fires in the coterminous United States were also more destructive in the 2013–2022 period than from 2002–2012. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/HRk650XMxNC
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I'm excited to share our new paper, the result of a year-long effort to map destroyed and surviving buildings in destructive wildfires across the U.S. since 2002.
Key finding: Wildfires are destroying higher percentages of exposed buildings than in the past
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www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
I'm excited to share our new paper, the result of a year-long effort to map destroyed and surviving buildings in destructive wildfires across the U.S. since 2002.
Key finding: Wildfires are destroying higher percentages of exposed buildings than in the past
🔥🔥🔥
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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I'm excited to share our new paper, the result of a year-long effort to map destroyed and surviving buildings in destructive wildfires across the U.S. since 2002.
Key finding: Wildfires are destroying higher percentages of exposed buildings than in the past
🔥🔥🔥
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
I'm excited to share our new paper, the result of a year-long effort to map destroyed and surviving buildings in destructive wildfires across the U.S. since 2002.
Key finding: Wildfires are destroying higher percentages of exposed buildings than in the past
🔥🔥🔥
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
If you live near Fort Collins and are affected by furloughs or loss of SNAP benefits, my friend Nick at Friendly Nick's Butcher is giving away free meat and egg packages to help. Just show up with your federal ID or EBT card.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you live near Fort Collins and are affected by furloughs or loss of SNAP benefits, my friend Nick at Friendly Nick's Butcher is giving away free meat and egg packages to help. Just show up with your federal ID or EBT card.
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Of course many federal workers can just “find another job”. But the point is that the jobs we do are done for the *public good*. There are no private sector corollaries. We do things that are largely not profitable and that is on purpose. We do work that benefits everyone, if sometimes indirectly.
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Of course many federal workers can just “find another job”. But the point is that the jobs we do are done for the *public good*. There are no private sector corollaries. We do things that are largely not profitable and that is on purpose. We do work that benefits everyone, if sometimes indirectly.
Reposted by Amanda Carlson
Whew, been a busy weekend, happy to get this quick episode out to explain how these federal cuts will impact fire response this summer. Give it a listen at the link.
Think the limitations to non-fire positions means these public lands firings won’t affect fire operations? Think again. Listen to/folo @amonthei.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
How the Loss of Federal Workers Will Have A Massive Impact on Fire Operations This Fire Season, With Riva Duncan
Podcast Episode · Life with Fire · 02/16/2025 · 18m
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February 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Whew, been a busy weekend, happy to get this quick episode out to explain how these federal cuts will impact fire response this summer. Give it a listen at the link.
New paper!
Burn probability models are important tools for assessing 🔥 risk and determining where to prioritize mitigation, but how well do they capture real-world burned areas? Read to find out:
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23196
Burn probability models are important tools for assessing 🔥 risk and determining where to prioritize mitigation, but how well do they capture real-world burned areas? Read to find out:
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23196
Evaluating a simulation-based wildfire burn probability map for the conterminous US
Background Wildfire simulation models are used to derive maps of burn probability (BP) based on fuels, weather, topography and ignition locations, and BP maps are key components of wildfire risk asses...
www.publish.csiro.au
January 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New paper!
Burn probability models are important tools for assessing 🔥 risk and determining where to prioritize mitigation, but how well do they capture real-world burned areas? Read to find out:
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23196
Burn probability models are important tools for assessing 🔥 risk and determining where to prioritize mitigation, but how well do they capture real-world burned areas? Read to find out:
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23196
Five busy days of conferencing, then speed-running the National Mall before the flight to decompress. So long #AGU24! I got to hear some fantastic science and catch up with old lab mates!
December 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Five busy days of conferencing, then speed-running the National Mall before the flight to decompress. So long #AGU24! I got to hear some fantastic science and catch up with old lab mates!
If you're heading to #AGU2024 and interested in wildfire in the WUI, I will be presenting Monday afternoon on patterns and trends in building destruction! We mapped every building exposed to the most destructive fires since 2000. It was a lot of clicking, so I hope you find it interesting.
December 6, 2024 at 9:45 PM
If you're heading to #AGU2024 and interested in wildfire in the WUI, I will be presenting Monday afternoon on patterns and trends in building destruction! We mapped every building exposed to the most destructive fires since 2000. It was a lot of clicking, so I hope you find it interesting.
Setting up shop here
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Fire starter packs:
Fire ecology: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Wildfire experts: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Feeds:
Disasters: Fire bsky.app/profile/did:...
Wildfires (fire science): bsky.app/profile/davi...
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November 22, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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