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by Brian J. Harvey

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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.
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by Garry Peterson — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey

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"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: Brian J. Harvey, Richard S.J. Tol, Graeme S. Cumming , and 7 more

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney , and 9 more

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Monica G. Turner, Francis Martin , and 2 more

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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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by Brian J. Harvey

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Scott C. Doney, Ingolf Kühn , and 1 more

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Please share with your big picture colleagues.
Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology.
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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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by Rupert Seidl — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Pieter De Frenne, Neil Pederson

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Simon Roux, Delphine K. Farmer , and 4 more

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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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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey

uwenvironment.bsky.social
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
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 found themselves wondering: what happened to cause su...
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by Brian J. Harvey

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Katharine Hayhoe, Andreas J. Bäumler , and 4 more

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Julie L. Lockwood , and 1 more

thetreecorener.bsky.social
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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by Rupert Seidl — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Ben Bond‐Lamberty

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Just a few days left to apply!
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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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by Juli G. Pausas — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Monica G. Turner, Erle C. Ellis , and 1 more

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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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by Rupert Seidl — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Ingolf Kühn

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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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by Brian J. Harvey — Reposted by: Mike Flannigan

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Fabián Muniesa

environment.theguardian.com
Heatwave that fuelled deadly wildfires was Spain’s ‘most intense on record’
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: Brian J. Harvey, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, John T. Abatzoglou , and 1 more

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🔥 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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by Brian J. Harvey

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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
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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Monica G. Turner, Ben Bond‐Lamberty , and 3 more

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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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by Rupert Seidl — Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Juan Rocha

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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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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey

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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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by Brian J. Harvey

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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!
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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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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey

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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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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey

uwenvironment.bsky.social
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

Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Timon McPhearson

katharinehayhoe.com
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: Brian J. Harvey, Garry Peterson, Julie L. Lockwood , and 1 more

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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: Brian J. Harvey, Monica G. Turner

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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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Reposted by: Brian J. Harvey, Michael A. Wulder

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🔥 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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