ArticlePNAS nexus2022
Reimagine fire science for the anthropocene.
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Jacquelyn K ShumanTerrestrial Sciences Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2588-2161
Jennifer K BalchEarth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder,4001 Discovery Drive, Suite S348 611 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
Rebecca T BarnesEnvironmental Studies Program, Colorado College, 14 East Cache la Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6385-1062
Philip E HigueraDepartment of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT, 59812, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5396-9956
Christopher I RoosDepartment of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750336, Dallas, TX, 75275-0336, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-7655
Dylan W SchwilkDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, 2901 Main St. Lubbock, TX, 79409-43131, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-1932
E Natasha StavrosEarth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder,4001 Discovery Drive, Suite S348 611 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-7310
Tirtha BanerjeeSamueli School of Engineering, University of California, 3084 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, UC Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-9474
Megan M BelaCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder, 216 UCB, Boulder CO, 80309, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3998-9990
Jacob BendixDepartment of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University, 144 Eggers Hall, Syracuse NY 13244, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5125-0347
Sandro BertolinoDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-8281
Solomon BililignDepartment of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-7695
Kevin D BladonDepartment of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University, 244 Peavy Forest Science Center; Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-6883
Paulo BrandoEarth System Science, University of California Irvine, 3215 Croul Hall Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-7025
Robert E BreidenthalDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Box 352400, Seattle, WA 98195-2400, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5050-6267
Brian BumaIntegrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Campus Box 171, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-7737
Donna CalhounDepartment of Mathematics, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1135, USA.
Leila M V CarvalhoDepartment of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, 1832 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-1953
Megan E CattauHuman-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Boise State Environmental Research Building, 1295 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-3809
Kaelin M CawleyNational Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, 1685 38th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0443-0070
Sudeep ChandraGlobal Water Center, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia, Reno, NV, 89509, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1724-5154
Melissa L ChipmanDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University, 317 Heroy Geology Building, 141 Crouse Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-8829
Jeanette Cobian-IñiguezDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Merced, Sustainability Research and Engineering, SRE 366, 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-0363
Erin ConliskPoint Blue Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress Dr, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-4805
Jonathan D CoopClark School of Environment and Sustainability, Western Colorado University, 1 Western Way, Gunnison CO 81231, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-340X
Alison CullenEvans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, Parrington Hall, Mailbox 353055, Seattle, WA 98195-3055, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-859X
Kimberley T DavisDepartment of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT, 59812, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-374X
Archana DayaluAtmospheric and Environmental Research, 131 Hartwell Ave, Lexington MA 02421, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-9646
Fernando De SalesDepartment of Geography, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4493, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3420-9924
Megan DolmanHuman-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Boise State Environmental Research Building, 1295 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-8378
Lisa M EllsworthDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-2656
Scott FranklinSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3922-8857
Christopher H GuitermanCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder, 216 UCB, Boulder CO, 80309, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-9332
Matthew HamiltonSchool of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0509-4467
Erin J HananDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St. Mail Stop 0186. Reno, NV 89509, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6568-2936
Winslow D HansenCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, PO Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-9416
Stijn HantsonEarth System Science Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Max Planck Tandem Group in Earth System Science, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 26 # 63b-48, Bogota, DC 111221, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4607-9204
Brian J HarveySchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, UW-SEFS, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-4862
Andrés HolzDepartment of Geography, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-2603
Tao HuangHuman-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Boise State Environmental Research Building, 1295 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9004-6130
Matthew D HurteauDepartment of Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8457-8974
Nayani T IlangakoonEarth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder,4001 Discovery Drive, Suite S348 611 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-0605
Megan JenningsInstitute for Ecological Monitoring and Management, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4614, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3707-851X
Charles JonesDepartment of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, 1832 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-6977
Anna Klimaszewski-PattersonDepartment of Geography, California State University Sacramento, 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-8802
Leda N KobziarCollege of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, 1031 N. Academic Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83844, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5882-8498
John KominoskiInstitute of Environment and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-3326
Branko KosovicWeather Systems and Assessment Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-0746
Meg A KrawchukDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3240-3117
Paul LarisDepartment of Geography, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7021-0853
Jackson LeonardRocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, 2500 S. Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-3474
S Marcela Loria-SalazarSchool of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 20 David L Boren Blvd, Norman, OK 73072, USA.
Melissa LucashDepartment of Geography, University of Oregon, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1509-3273
Hussam MahmoudDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, 1372 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-6067
Ellis MargolisU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station, 15 Entrance Rd., Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-9005
Toby MaxwellDepartment of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr. Boise ID 83725, USA.
Jessica L McCartyDepartment of Geography and Geospatial Analysis Center, Miami University, 217 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3333-3931
David B McWethyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, 226 Traphagen Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3879-4865
Rachel S MeyerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-5797
Jessica R MieselDepartment of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue Street Rm A286, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7446-464X
W Keith MoserRocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, 2500 S. Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-5490
R Chelsea NagyEarth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder,4001 Discovery Drive, Suite S348 611 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-3289
Dev NiyogiJackson School of Geosciences, and Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, USA.
Hannah M PalmerDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-7313
Adam PellegriniDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-4129
Benjamin PoulterNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9493-8600
Kevin RobertsonTall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32312, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-6272
Adrian V RochaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 100 Campus Dr., Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-2407
Mojtaba SadeghDepartment of Civil Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID, 83725, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-5445
Fernanda SantosEnvironmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-5623
Facundo ScordoGlobal Water Center and the Department of Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia, Reno, NV, 89509, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-7368
Joseph O SextonterraPulse, Inc., 13201 Squires Ct., North Potomac, MD 20878, USA.
A Surjalal SharmaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Maryland, 4296 Stadium Dr., Astronomy Dept Room 1113, College Park, MD 20742, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-0100
Alistair M S SmithDepartment of Earth and Spatial Sciences, College of Science, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 3021, Moscow ID, 83843-3021, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-9958
Amber J SojaNASA Langley Research Center, NASA, 2 Langley Blvd, Hampton, VA 23681, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8637-3040
Christopher StillDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8295-4494
Tyson SwetnamData Science Institute, University of Arizona, 1657 E Helen St, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-7181
Alexandra D SyphardConservation Biology Institute, 10423 Sierra Vista Ave., La Mesa, CA, 91941, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-0596
Morgan W TingleyEcology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 621 Charles E Young Dr S #951606, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-2218
Ali TohidiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, Room 310-K, ENG Building, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-9274
Anna T TrugmanDepartment of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, 1832 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7903-9711
Merritt TuretskyInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0155-8666
J Morgan VarnerTall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32312, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-5839
Yuhang WangSchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7290-2551
Thea WhitmanDepartment of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1525 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53711, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2269-5598
Stephanie YelenikRocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, 920 Valley Road, Reno NV, 89512, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9011-0769
Xuan ZhangDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1548-8021
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Abstract
Fire is an integral component of ecosystems globally and a tool that humans have harnessed for millennia. Altered fire regimes are a fundamental cause and consequence of global change, impacting people and the biophysical systems on which they depend. As part of the newly emerging Anthropocene, marked by human-caused climate change and radical changes to ecosystems, fire danger is increasing, and fires are having increasingly devastating impacts on human health, infrastructure, and ecosystem services. Increasing fire danger is a vexing problem that requires deep transdisciplinary, trans-sector, and inclusive partnerships to address. Here, we outline barriers and opportunities in the next generation of fire science and provide guidance for investment in future research. We synthesize insights needed to better address the long-standing challenges of innovation across disciplines to (i) promote coordinated research efforts; (ii) embrace different ways of knowing and knowledge generation; (iii) promote exploration of fundamental science; (iv) capitalize on the "firehose" of data for societal benefit; and (v) integrate human and natural systems into models across multiple scales. Fire science is thus at a critical transitional moment. We need to shift from observation and modeled representations of varying components of climate, people, vegetation, and fire to more integrative and predictive approaches that support pathways toward mitigating and adapting to our increasingly flammable world, including the utilization of fire for human safety and benefit. Only through overcoming institutional silos and accessing knowledge across diverse communities can we effectively undertake research that improves outcomes in our more fiery future.
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