Megafire : the race to extinguish a deadly epidemic of flame / Michael Kodas.
A journalist and forest-fire expert shares his experiences in some of the world's most dangerous and remote regions to explore the rising phenomenon of large-scale fires, the damage they cause, and how they are being battled by elite firefighters. "A brilliant exploration of the rising phenomenon of...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2017.
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Parrt I: Everybody's hometown. Yarnell Hill ; Fuses and bombs ; Prescott
- Part II: Our greatest ally, our fiercest foe. Heartstrong ; Red Buffalo, Black Dragon ; Crazy woman ; the bigger blowup
- Part III: The crowded forest. Mansions in the slums ; The blackline ; Slop-over ; Off to the races ; Red zones
- Part IV: Turning up the heat. Playing with fire ; Nuclear frying pan ; The vanishing forest ; The fire-industrial complex ; High park ; Firebugs ; Forest jihad
- Part V: Extended attack. Mountain shadows ; Firestorm ; Seeing red ; Never winter ; Black forest ; Trickle down
- Part VI: Backfire. Frontier days ; Defusing the time bomb ; The Doce ; Where the desert breeze meets the mountain air ; The perfect firestorm ; Trigger points ; Nineteen ; Blowback.