In the wake of the massive Southern California wildfires, Blue Dot turns its scientific lens on the role fire has played on our planet and how that is changing along with the climate.
Host Dave Schlom sits down with world-renowned fire historian and Arizona State Professor Emeritus Stephen J. Pyne, author of the recent book The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire and What Happens Next.
They discuss the role that fire has played on the planet through time and how humans have both benefitted and been harmed by it.
Then Ralph Bloemers, Director of Fire Safe Communities based in Oregon and a producer for the PBS documentary Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, joins Dave to discuss how we can better adapt our landscapes, communities and homes to the ever increasing risk of wildfire conflagration
