D.J. Rasmussen
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D.J. Rasmussen
@climatequant.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Rising mean sea levels are clearly driving more frequent coastal flooding. But what about changes in storminess? That’s been harder to assess, due to limitations in how storm surge is measured. Our new study in Nature Climate Change (led by Joao Morim) addresses this. 🧵 (1/12)
Rx burns may have public health benefits, but because those benefits are delayed, they’re often heavily discounted. That can make them harder to justify in the near term, despite potential long-term payoff
Does prescribed burning reduce overall smoke from wildfire? We have 2 new papers that try to quantify. Answer: each acre Rx burned yields ≥3x more reduction in future wildfire smoke than is emitted in the Rx burn. But can take years to realize benefits.
www.stanfordecholab.com/blog/prescri...
www.stanfordecholab.com/blog/prescri...
smoke impacts of prescribed burning — ECHO: Environmental Change and Human Outcomes Lab | Stanford University
Yes, it almost certainly does, but benefits in terms of net smoke reductions take a few years to be realized. By: Marshall Burke Wildfire smoke is a rapidly growing environmental health haz...
www.stanfordecholab.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rx burns may have public health benefits, but because those benefits are delayed, they’re often heavily discounted. That can make them harder to justify in the near term, despite potential long-term payoff
New online Wildfire Mitigation Plan Database from PNNL. Over 400 wildfire mitigation plans from 170 utilities across 19 U.S. states. Useful to understand, compare, and improve strategies for managing wildfire risks to power infrastructure.
www.pnnl.gov/publications...
www.pnnl.gov/publications...
PNNL Releases Database Tracking Wildfire Mitigation Plans Nationwide
The Wildfire Mitigation Plan Database was built to support electric utilities, state governments, policymakers, and regulators in understanding and improving wildfire risk and resilience strategies.
www.pnnl.gov
July 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
New online Wildfire Mitigation Plan Database from PNNL. Over 400 wildfire mitigation plans from 170 utilities across 19 U.S. states. Useful to understand, compare, and improve strategies for managing wildfire risks to power infrastructure.
www.pnnl.gov/publications...
www.pnnl.gov/publications...
Rising mean sea levels are clearly driving more frequent coastal flooding. But what about changes in storminess? That’s been harder to assess, due to limitations in how storm surge is measured. Our new study in Nature Climate Change (led by Joao Morim) addresses this. 🧵 (1/12)
April 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Rising mean sea levels are clearly driving more frequent coastal flooding. But what about changes in storminess? That’s been harder to assess, due to limitations in how storm surge is measured. Our new study in Nature Climate Change (led by Joao Morim) addresses this. 🧵 (1/12)