The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

Wildfires in America are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, driven by climate change and existing land management practices. Many of these fires occur at the wildland-urban interface (WUI), areas where development and wildland areas overlap and which are increasingly at risk of devastating fires as communities continue to expand into previously undeveloped areas. Unlike conventional wildfires, WUI fires are driven in part by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309277051
• ISBN13: 9780309277051
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"