Alistair M.S. Smith
Media Interest
We communicate our science to our colleagues, federal and state land managers, and to the public.
Media Interest
We communicate our science to our colleagues, federal and state land managers, and to the public.
- New York Times, 10/12/2018. 'Lifeboats' amid the world's wildfires. By Carl Zimmer.
- Scientific American, 11/16/2018. 'From pine cones to hobbit holes, mimicking nature can help humans adapt to wildfires: Looking to fire-adapted trees and animals could reduce the impacts of California’s deadly blazes'. By Andrea Thompson. Also picked up by: eScience News, News Chamber, PBS Newshour, Future Wave Technology Blog, and others
- Nieuwsuur, 11/18/2018, 'De Camp Fire. Een onschuldige naam, maar het is nu al de dodelijkste brand die Californië ooit kende'.
- The Gaurdian, 11/14/2018, 'How to survive a wildfire: let's copy tactics from nature.' By Alistair Smith and Crystal Kolden
- University of Idaho, 2/12/2018. Despite rise in Pacific Northwest fires, critical unburned areas remain. By Sara Zaske. Also picked up by Phys.org.
- New York Times, 7/25/2016, 'Burning Issues Confront California as Fires Sprout from L.A. to Monterey'. By Andrew Revkin
- The Gaurdian, 6/19/2016, 'Trees of life: tiny beetles turn Californian forests into tinder for energy'. By Allison Moodie
- CDA Press, 2/3/2016,'Addressing the 'wicked' wildfire problem'. By Brian Walker
- NPR, 2015, 'Fire may be out above ground not below'