I'm thrilled to announce I've been awarded a @snsf_ch Consolidator Grant for my 5-year research project, Building #Wildfire Resilient Communities in Europe. To read more about the award, project, process, and my gratitude, see: christineeriksen.com/2023/02… @unibern @CSS_ETHZurich

From today, you can find me on LinkedIn or 🦋. I’m done with X.

From #drought to catastrophic #floods, Spain's water woes continue. As weather patterns change, should private companies continue to have easy access to vital reserves of ground water that are sold in plastic bottles back to struggling residents? @guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

The school where teens get fire ready. Great to chat to @IsabelMoussalli for this @ABCaustralia radio reportage on the benefits of genuinely engaging children and young people with #bushfire preparedness: abc.net.au/listen/programs/a…

Exciting to learn about the outputs from the @ukfdrs project. A ton of hard work has gone into developing FireInSite - their trial fire behaviour predictions model for the UK. @garethdclay and the team would love your feedback. Check it out: fireinsite.org/ #wildfire2024

Lots of food for thought at the UK Wildfire Conference in Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thank you for the opportunity to share preliminary insights from my Geographies of Disasters Group’s research on community #wildfire resilience in Europe 🔥 #wildfire2024 @unibern @snsf_ch

The Currowan #bushfire wrought havoc in Kangaroo Valley, NSW in Jan 2020 during Australia's Black Summer. The local community actively led #disaster #resilience initiatives. You can now read our short case study on these initiatives in #AJEM: knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/… @uowresearch

What a bonus!🔥@fireecology has created a short and sharp podcast about my recent paper on how to strengthen our collective capacity to coexist with #wildfire. We can change the status quo through #joy, #diversity and #equity. To listen in and to read➡️ fireecology.org/feco-podcast…

🔥Έχετε πληγεί από πυρκαγιά ή ζείτε/εργάζεστε σε περιοχή που κινδυνεύει από δασική πυρκαγιά στην Ελλάδα; Αν ναι, καλείστε να συμμετάσχετε σε μια έρευνα που επικεντρώνεται στην ανθεκτικότητα των κοινοτήτων στις δασικές πυρκαγιές. Κλείνει 31.12.24 #wildfires surveymonkey.com/r/pyrkagia

I’m excited to announce we’ve joined forces with @fireecology @SpringerEcology to form a “Fire Social Science Section” of the journal #FireEcology. Celebrating #diversity across #geography and career stages, we aim for a rigorous and fair review process: springeropen.com/collections…

Burned-out #firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’ - via the @guardian. #wildfires theguardian.com/us-news/2024…

In connection with the recent #RGSIBG24 conference at the @RGS_IBG, a collection of commentaries written by the plenary speakers on a diverse range of topics related to the theme of ‘Mapping’ have been published and are free to access online: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

Canada’s #wildfires last year produced more planet-warming carbon than almost any country. That could upend key calculations on the pace of global warming. Via ⁦@nytimes nytimes.com/2024/08/28/clima…⁩

An article for fellow lovers of geography@(and Paris). A new portrait of Paris in maps, from below ground to its iconic zinc roofs – via @lemonde_en lemonde.fr/en/france/visuel/…

Calculating the share of #California counties affected by #wildfires can provide insight into the growing wildfire risk statewide and across the American West - via @nytimes nytimes.com/interactive/2024…

1 year on, 5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly #wildfire: 1. New firefighting investments. 2. Cutting back grasslands. 3. Changed mgmt of electrical grid. 4. Fresh look at evacuation strategies. 5. Climate impact fees for visitors. @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/08/07/us/la…

I’m delighted to share this heartfelt consideration of our capacity to coexist with #wildfire, newly published in @fireecology, free to access due to the generous support of @snsf_ch. fireecology.springeropen.com…