Comment on degree in bamf

nick@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Well I’m here so I guess I’ll answer.

  There are many human drivers of fire, the first and foremost being, well you know, lighting a fire. And boy, do humans light a lot of fires.

  Take for example, here is a map of active fires around the globe, right now:

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  First order human drivers of fire are things we actively or accidentally do to light a fire. Ignition is a fundamental for fire to happen, and humans cause WAY more ignition events than nature does. Things like a cook fire, burning brush or downed debris for management purposes, infrastructure like power lines or fueling stations, car accidents, lit cigarettes being thrown out etc… etc… The timing and frequency of these events directly influence the frequency of fires.

  Second order drivers are things like vegetation management, home placing and construction, and other biophysical drivers. For example, introduction of invasive species like bromus tectorum, which burns very readily, represents more fine fuels in the environment. Yadayadayada more fires. Other things around vegetation management would fall into this category, such as the suppression of fire, or the psychical thinning of fuels in forests, or prescribed burns.

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  • nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Well I’m here so I guess I’ll answer.

    Are… are you McCarty et al.?

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    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      No no no, I’m an et al, just no any of those particular et al. I focus on wildfire risk and have read much on the topic. I’ve read McCarty and many more when it comes to understanding wildfire and wildfire risk. Some of my research focuses on wildfire risk, and spatial features as they relate to wildfire risk, so drivers becomes pretty important when it comes to wildfire risk modeling. I have taken several courses through NASA on the matter even though I don’t focus on drivers directly.

      This is the kind of thing I’m working on:

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      The nodes are features, the edges are weights. In this case I’m just looking at structure:structure risk.

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      • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’m sorry, but you obviously don’t understand wildfires. You should really try reading Tropical Dingdongs.

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      • ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        When you refer to that diagram, is it a way of gauging fire spread risk? Like this grill could start a medium sized fire, and it’s close to a shed which could become big fire, and that could spread to house, etc, etc?

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      • nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Cool! I have no idea what any of that means, but cool! I get the feeling that you really enjoy what you do, and if that’s the case I’m glad for you

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      • Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        No no no, I’m an et al, just no any of those particular et al.

        I’m going to steal cite this. I guess it’ll be ‘et al et al.’

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      • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The nodes are features

        I think the fact every car is white is a feature.

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  • nick@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thanks!

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  • elbucho@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    …such as the suppression of fire, or the psychical thinning of fuels in forests, or prescribed burns.

    I’m definitely picturing Jedi clearing debris from the forest floors using the Force, now.

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  • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Take for example, here is a map of active fires around the globe, right now:

    By “fires” do they mean fores fires? Controlled fires to burn crops, or burn land to clear it for crops? House fires? Bonfires? Campfires? Fires in fireplaces?

    Ignition is a fundamental for fire to happen, and humans cause WAY more ignition events than nature does.

    A car causes hundreds of ignition effects per minute. But, I’m guessing you mean a certain kind of ignition?

    The timing and frequency of these events directly influence the frequency of fires.

    The timing and frequency of things like lighting a fire directly influence the frequency of fires? Do you mean the frequency of out-of-control fires? Because otherwise that seems like a pretty obvious conclusion.

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  • LucidNightmare@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thank you so much for sharing something that you are passionate about. It was awesome to hear about, and I hope you continue to share the knowledge you have with others like myself. 😁

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• Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I use geospatial science and data to document, analyze, and predict complexities of wildland and human-caused fire, from individual to global scales. I have a particular interest in fire emissions and modeling, regional food security, land-cover/land-use change, and the Arctic. As a mom, I am concerned with helping children and future generations have better lives.

  jmccartygeo.org

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• BallShapedMan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  This is my best guess without googling it or her.

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  • AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The only acceptable use of generative AI is to get the shit posts out faster

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    • BallShapedMan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I think it’s a great use, but not only.

      Resume building, cover letters, aggregating open text responses, summarizing complex texts, and so on.

      While the AI can’t be left alone to do these things and if you do it’ll be clear it’s AI but it can reduce the time to do them significantly.

      I firmly believe this is like the age of the computer before it. Those who fail to become AI natives in knowledge work will become under employed or unemployed in 10-15 years.

      So I encourage you to make an excuse to learn it and get good at it.

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• fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Those who are deemed “Lit” in academic language.

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• Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It means she’s a trouble starter, punkin’ instigator, fear addicted, a danger illustrated.

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  • Jerkface@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So, you’re saying she’s a firestarter? Twisted firestarter?

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    • problematicPanther@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      She’s the bitch you hated, filth infatuated.

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      • Jerkface@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Oh, right! She’s the pain you tasted, fell intoxicated!

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• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Probably just the totality of human influences on wildfires. This can include a wide range of activities and factors including climate change, forest preservation or cutting, changes in wild or domestic mammal herbivory, accidental ignition events, controlled burns, irrigation or diversion of streams, damming rivers, invasive species introductions, etc.

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• axont@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Found an article referencing McCarty as a “fire scientist” which is a really cool title. Seems like human drivers of fire is exactly what it sounds like, motivations and causes for why humans set fires.

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  • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    human drivers of fire is exactly what it sounds like

    Dudes who drive flaming cars in stunt shows?

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• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s my new band name, that’s for sure.

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• WolfLink@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Something about climate change maybe?

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• huf@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfDb7iLTqdw

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