Articles on or after 4/5/2024: Sightline
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Aging Solutions Are Climate Solutions - Sightline (Apr 18) |
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Apr 18 · Senior Couple Walking in London by Themeisle used under CC ZERO 1.0
When climate disasters like wildfires, flooding, heat waves, or polar vortexes grip communities, they hold a sharper threat for older adults, whose numbers in the US and Canada are growing. And even beyond these more headline-grabbing events are the everyday activities that may prove more challenging for older adults to perform independently in a warmer world. In Cascadia, that might look like being able to afford air conditioning to keep cool as the summers get hotter. Or so one can close the windows against wildfire smoke to keep indoor air safer for breathing, especially for those with respiratory ailments. Read more ...
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What’s Misunderstood about Indigenous Cultural Fire Is Sovereignty - Sightline (Apr 11) |
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Apr 11 · The Karuk Climate Adaptation Plan shows how cultural burning allows for species abundance. Figure by the Karuk Tribe and Kirsten Vinyeta. Used with permission.
“The piece that is misunderstood about Indigenous cultural fire is sovereignty.” That was one of the first things Bill Tripp, director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy for the Karuk Tribe, said to me when I interviewed him for Sightline’s research series on wildfire solutions.??
Each year, wildfires cost the United States tens to hundreds of billions of dollars. Policymakers are finally acknowledging what Indigenous peoples have been saying for decades: most forests need more fire, not less. ... Read more ...
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