Long-range smoke transport from W Canada #wildfires across N Atlantic & Europe over next few days with noticeably hazy skies. Copernicus ECMWF Atmosphere Monitoring Service ECMWF forecast of carbon monoxide mixing ratio at 500 hPa (~5km) from 30 August 00 UTC #WildfireSmoke

Timley new paper on Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s as BC area burned record set in 2018 is smashed by 2023 nature.com/articles/s4324…

It is urgent that we learn to coexist with fire. Now is our opportunity to proactively prepare for our future. 🔥🌲🌸

One week left to apply for this 5 year PhD/graduate teaching assistant role at University of Liverpool. My PhD project is: "Unravelling the true climate effect of peatland restoration" Lots of fieldwork opportunities on glorious bogs!

We are hiring for the new Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship degree program in @ubcforestry. Check out the job ad for an Assistant Professor of Teaching (tenure-track) in Indigenous Land Stewardship #nativesinstem #Ecology ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs…

Late September increase in Canada #wildfire emissions, by approx 50 Mt C (> some years summer & annual totals), in just a couple of days last weekend in #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data, estimated from MODIS🛰️ FRP obs shown by Neil Lareau⬇️ ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/datas… #pyrocene

Remember the 5400 rural acres that the Ford government added to #Hamont's urban boundary in 2022 - almost three times the amount of Greenbelt land we have recently fought to restore. Taxpayers will bear the brunt of urban expansion and Bill 23 . #onpoli youtu.be/RtnHWiyb7R0?t=…

Congratulations to #SFU's newest honorary degree recipient Phyllis Webstad, who is the founder & ambassador of the Orange Shirt Society and is Northern Secwépemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation. 🧡

2023 #NobelPeatPrize nominees for top McMaster #PeatPaper are all lab alumni. Research was completed or started while a member of the MAC Ecohydrology Lab. Congratulations to Renée McDonald, Colin McCarter, and Sophie Wilkinson! #NobelPeatPrize winners will be announced Nov 29.

Today Dr. William J. Ripple et al released the 2023 report on the terrifying state of our #climate. It should be read by every policymaker, decisionmaker, and journalist on the planet. Here is a thread of some key takeaways. 1/n

In BC, more area has been burned by wildfires in the last seven years than in the previous 58 years, and the province has recorded all of its worst four years on record since 2017, says #myTRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan. Toronto Star TRUResearch thestar.com/news/canada/un…

Honored and excited for the results Mike Waddington! Perhaps a good time to announce that 'Wildfire and degradation accelerate northern peatland carbon release" is now available for download researchgate.net/publication/37…

Excited to share some of my research on fuel management longevity and hear from other students of wildfire!! Thanks for having me @ciffc

Thinking of submitting a BioGeoSci paper soon? Consider submitting to our CGU BioGeoSci special issue in FACETS! Submissions due soon! facetsjournal.com/topic/canadian…

Huge thanks to eebiomass for inviting me and hosting such fruitful conversations!

Hydrology Paper of the Day Mike Waddington Sophie Wilkinson on peatland margins and fire: spatial differences in vegetation for sites in northern Alberta; burn severities and biomass; and a conceptual model of species recovery trajectories in the context of ecotones and implications

📢 #PeatJob opportunity! Drs Koreen Millard (Carleton University) and Sophie Wilkinson (Simon Fraser University) are recruiting a #Postdoc fellow in #peatland wildfire 🔥. Applications due May 30th. Email your application to [email protected] AND [email protected] cag-acg.ca/_files/ugd/513…

Dr. Lori Daniels (Dr. Lori Daniels) is the inaugural Koerner Chair in Wildfire Coexistence at #UBCForestry.🌲🔥 Join Dr. Daniels as she co-hosts the Wildfire Coexistence in BC: Solutions Symposium June 3-5 at UBC Okanagan. Register: bit.ly/4asM89C 🔗

Great recce of burned and harvested peatlands this week at Tomahawk AB with Sophie Wilkinson and Mike Waddington students as part of NSERC / CRSNG Alliance. And this happened 🥳! Such a memorable, sweet thought for my birthday!

A conference for everyone impacted or concerned by wildfire. Please share widely!