University of Hawaii Manoa: Study Reveals - Pacific Islanders Used Fire to Shape Landscapes
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
MANOA, Hawaii, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
Hawaii is not the only Pacific island where wildfire is a concern. Using fire histories, vegetation and soil maps, University of Hawaii at Manoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht led new research that examined the relationships between historical human land use, climate, and fire occurrence across nine Micronesian islands spanning close to 2,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean. T . . .
Hawaii is not the only Pacific island where wildfire is a concern. Using fire histories, vegetation and soil maps, University of Hawaii at Manoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht led new research that examined the relationships between historical human land use, climate, and fire occurrence across nine Micronesian islands spanning close to 2,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean. T . . .