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Brian J Harvey

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Associate Professor & Forest Fire Ecologist, University of Washington Research in fire/disturbance/landscape/forest ecology in western US 2015 cohort in Smith Fellows Program https://depts.washington.edu/bjhlab/

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Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks to @uwenvironment.bsky.social news team for resurfacing this interview from a couple years ago.

Helpful and still very relevant context RE trends (and drivers of trends) in wildfires, especially given much of the broader dialogue around fires so far this summer across the n. hemisphere.
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UW College of the Environment @uwenvironment.bsky.social · Aug 1

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey @uw-sefs.bsky.social #UWEnvironment

environment.uw.edu/news/2025/07...

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey

Whether you live in a rural community that grapples with annual threats of destructive wildfires or in a city that now spends part of every summer inundated with smoke, many across North America have ...

environment.uw.edu

Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · 2d

Great visit to UCSB & an honor to present in the EEMB seminar series. Was fun to talk forests, fire, & resilience w/ many awesome faculty, graduate students & undergrads.
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Thanks to Anderegg Lab for hosting me, esp Joe Celebrezze. Was fun to be back at my UG alma mater.
@dudney-joan.bsky.social

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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 7d

"The frequency and severity of such “fire disaster weather” increased substantially during the period 1980 to 2023...

climate change has substantially increased the frequency and severity of such “disaster weather”"
dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adr5127

Points show the percentage of days (FWI and VPD) and months (PDSI) in each year at the disaster locations that exceeded the 97.5th percentile value (which corresponds to mean FWI max during the disasters). calculated over all days from 1980 to 2023. The blue line shows the fit of a generalized additive model.

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Graeme S. Cumming, Stefan Rahmstorf , and 7 more Richard S.J. Tol, Graeme S. Cumming, Stefan Rahmstorf, Peter Thorne, Benjamin I. Cook, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Brian J. Harvey, Richard Davy, Anthony Burke, Ryan K. Brook

Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 7d

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

www.science.org

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Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist , and 9 more Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Mike Flannigan, Robin J. Pakeman, Patrick A. Jansen, Neil Pederson, Brian J. Harvey, Jussi T. Eronen, Hisham Zerriffi

Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 14d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Francis Martin, Ben Bond‐Lamberty , and 2 more Monica G. Turner, Francis Martin, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Michael Nelson, Brian J. Harvey

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 23d

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see

He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see

www.scientificamerican.com

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Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · 24d

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

East winds to stoke fire danger in Western WA

East winds are predicted for Western Washington as a low pressure system moves in and temperatures rise and NWS issued a red flag warning for much of the region.

www.seattletimes.com

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Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Ingolf Kühn, Elena Litchman , and 1 more Scott C. Doney, Ingolf Kühn, Elena Litchman, Brian J. Harvey

Christopher B. Cameron @invertevo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Please share with your big picture colleagues.
Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology.
rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.ca/psc/rhprpr9_...

Careers

The applicant will contribute to strengthening research on global change in the Department of Biological Sciences and will participate in the integration of biology training into the faculty program in Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD).

rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.ca

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Reposted by Pieter De Frenne, Neil Pederson, Brian J. Harvey

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Reposted by Simon Roux, Delphine K. Farmer, Kelly R. Zamudio , and 4 more Simon Roux, Delphine K. Farmer, Kelly R. Zamudio, Márk E. Hauber, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Jason Stajich, Brian J. Harvey

Dan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word!

jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

Assistant Professor Plant-Microbe Interactions

We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...

jobs.colostate.edu

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UW College of the Environment @uwenvironment.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's another hazy and smoky day across Washington. Hear from #wildfire scientist and professor Brian Harvey on answers to some of the most common questions about fires, including trends, how to stay safe, and common causes: https://bit.ly/45TiJpa

@uwnews.uw.edu #wawx #firefighting

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey

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Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm extraordinarily grateful for spending the last chunk of my sabbatical in mountain forests of C Europe examining 🌲 resilience to 🪲💨🔥

Huge thx to @rupertseidl.bsky.social & his lab in Munich & Berchtesgaden NP for hosting, & to Janneke Hille Ris Lambers at ETH Zurich & Vaclav Treml at Charles U.

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Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Andreas J. Bäumler, Ben Bond‐Lamberty , and 4 more Katharine Hayhoe, Andreas J. Bäumler, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Simon Roux, Julie L. Lockwood, Elena Litchman, Brian J. Harvey

Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Julie L. Lockwood, Elena Litchman , and 1 more Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Julie L. Lockwood, Elena Litchman, Brian J. Harvey

Steve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · Aug 28

New Tenure Track Position in Data Science or Biostatistics with us here at MTU is live.

We have great people here in a fantastic location that is probably a lot cooler (temperature-wise) than wherever you live during summer!

www.employment.mtu.edu/en-us/job/49...

Assistant Professor, Environmental Data Science & Biostatistics | Michigan Technological University

Explore career opportunities at Michigan Technological University located in Houghton, MI. Browse and filter job listings to find the perfect fit and learn more about each position.

www.employment.mtu.edu

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just a few days left to apply!

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 24

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!

PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

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Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Erle C. Ellis, Brian J. Harvey

juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · Aug 25

New paper: The role of fire on Earth
doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social
Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet.

🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🌐 wildfire

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Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Brian J. Harvey

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Protected areas safeguard old-growth forests against human land use, but not against the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Here we show that a climate-mediated increase in disturbances could cause a decline in old-growth forests in a national park in C Europe. doi.org/10.1088/1748...

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Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great coverage of Bear Gulch 🔥 in @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social +excellent context RE 🔥 west of Cascades from UW's Crystal Raymond. @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #HarveyLab #wffrc

This is burning very close to our existing 🌲🔥 research sites.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Inside the fight to slow down WA’s roller coaster Bear Gulch fire

The Bear Gulch fire sparked July 6 and has burned into the Olympic National Park. Things are heating up again.

www.seattletimes.com

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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Brian J. Harvey

Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · Aug 24

Heatwave that fuelled deadly wildfires was Spain’s ‘most intense on record’

Country’s weather agency says 10-day period from 8 to 17 August was hottest ‘since at least 1950’, as fires still rage

www.theguardian.com

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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, John T. Abatzoglou, Brian J. Harvey , and 1 more Ben Bond‐Lamberty, John T. Abatzoglou, Brian J. Harvey, Mukesh Kumar

Matt Jones @mattwjones.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔥 Our new research in @science.org shows that people are increasingly exposed to fires globally, driven by overlapping shifts in where #fires occur and where people live.

But changes in exposure vary hugely by region and are shaped by different population dynamics.👇

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Increasing global human exposure to wildland fires despite declining burned area

Although half of Earth’s population resides in the wildland-urban interface, human exposure to wildland fires remains unquantified. We show that the population directly exposed to wildland fires incre...

www.science.org

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Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, John T. Abatzoglou , and 3 more Monica G. Turner, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, John T. Abatzoglou, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Peter Brown, Brian J. Harvey

GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Please see our new paper just published in Global Change Biology: “Intensifying fire season aridity portends ongoing expansion of severe wildfire in western US forests”. 🧪🌍🔥

Intensifying Fire Season Aridity Portends Ongoing Expansion of Severe Wildfire in Western US Forests

Area burned by wildfire has increased in western US forests over recent decades. However, high-severity fire—fire that kills all or most trees—is also an important metric of fire activity given its d...

doi.org

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Reposted by Brian J. Harvey, Juan Rocha

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 21

Can we map species richness across taxonomic groups from space? Promising results for fungi, plants, insects and birds in a mountain forest landscape, obtained by @corneliussenf.bsky.social et al. by combining different sensors (EnMAP, Sentinel-1/2). doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · Aug 19

Important new paper by Luke Collins and colleagues: "Extremely large fires shape fire severity patterns across the diverse forests of British Columbia [BC], Canada"

Key findings:
1. Fires in BC have increased in size from 1986-2021
2. Bigger fires have larger patches of high-severity fire

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Extremely large fires shape fire severity patterns across the diverse forests of British Columbia, Canada

Warming and drying conditions are driving increases in wildfire size and annual area burned across the forests of British Columbia, Canada. The impact of increasing fire activity on these forests rem...

doi.org

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Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join us at the University of Washington in the #HarveyLab in the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences.

We're currently recruiting a postdoc in forest disturbance & landscape ecology for a project focused in western US + w/ international collaborators.

Details below. Apply by end of August!

Jenna Morris @jenna-e-morris.bsky.social · Aug 11

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY:
Come work with us in the Harvey Lab at Univ. of Washington (depts.washington.edu/bjhlab/)!

We're hiring a postdoc in Forest Disturbance and Landscape Ecology. Full details here: ap.washington.edu/ahr/position...

Application review starts Aug 31

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Jenna Morris @jenna-e-morris.bsky.social · Aug 11

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UW College of the Environment @uwenvironment.bsky.social · Aug 1

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey @uw-sefs.bsky.social #UWEnvironment

environment.uw.edu/news/2025/07...

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey

environment.uw.edu

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 31

The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.

A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...

www.globalchange.gov

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Reposted by Garry Peterson, Julie L. Lockwood, Karen R. Lips , and 1 more Garry Peterson, Julie L. Lockwood, Karen R. Lips, Brian J. Harvey

Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · Jun 20

Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2026! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: www.smithfellows.org/join-us

Become a Fellow — Smith Fellows

www.smithfellows.org

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Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Brian J. Harvey

Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · Mar 5

New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! By Madeleine A. Lopez, Jeffrey M. Kane & David F. Greene #SNFECO @tmtspringer.bsky.social
Read it here: fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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Ella Plumanns Pouton @ellapouton.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔥 Hot off the press ! 🔥
Originally “sparked” from a conversation between @sarahmccg.bsky.social , Luke Collins , @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social , Meg Krawchuk and I. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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