If you are an economist working on #wildfires, consider submitting to the Environmental and Resource Economics special issue on "Wildfires in a Changing Climate: Impacts, Adaptation, and Policy". Submissions are open until 30 September. Details here: link.springer.com/collections/... #EconSky

In our new JEEM paper we show that wildfire smoke reduces avian biodiversity in the US using data for over a decade. Check out the paper here for the full story: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

I am hiring a Research Assistant (Hilfsassistent:in) in environmental economics at ETH Zürich for 6 months at 30%. Eligible candidates must be enrolled in a Master’s programme at a Swiss university for the duration of the contract. Check the job posting for more detail: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

🚨 Launched: State of Wildfires Report 2024-25 The Americas felt the harsh reality of what it means to live on a more fire-prone planet, with extreme #wildfire episodes made 2-3 times more likely by #climate change. 🔥 Full details via our brand new website: stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/

Update: we're at over 220. If you're wondering what's next, I'll be reaching out to reporters today.

Tatyana Deryugina@tderyugina.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process. There's still time to sign! And please share. #EconSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Wildfire smoke akin to smoking a cigarette. What may be the long-term implications? We track infants exposed to the 1910 Great Fire and find they were 4–14% worse off decades later occupying lower-status jobs and earning less. link.springer.com/article/10.1... Smoke may leave a lasting legacy.

The impact of wildfire smoke exposure on excess mortality and later-life socioeconomic outcomes: the Great Fire of 1910 - Cliometrica

The Great Fire of 1910 in the northwestern United States burnt more than 1.2 million hectares in just two days and stands as one of the largest wildfires ever recorded. While it is known for having le...

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🚨 New mentoring programme for mid-career #WomeninEcon! RES Women’s Committee & isweconomics.bsky.social launch a pilot to support women aiming for Professor roles.‬‬‬ 📅 Apply by 15 Sept 2025 🔗 bit.ly/40w08fV #Mentoring #EconSky #MidCareer

We are collecting records of fire behaviour in the UK! Do you have fire behaviour observations (recent or historical) for a specific location, date and time? We welcome you to fill in this survey to help us to validate and improve FireInSite fire behaviour predictions. Survey link: arcg.is/CyqWj2

Hsiang & Burke NYT op-ed on climate change (incl. citations]: "We predict that workers will become less productive, less happy & more prone to safety errors. Demands on public services will increase while the cost of servicing new debt will probably rise." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Opinion | We Study Climate Change. It Endangers You and Your Children.

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Happy to share our new paper: we show that human-caused climate change is raising the odds of extreme climate-driven fire years across forested regions of the globe @climate-guy.bsky.social @pyrogeog.bsky.social rdcu.be/evJkX #ClimateChange #Wildfires

Climate change has increased the odds of extreme regional forest fire years globally

Nature Communications - The authors show that extreme fire years in global forests align with rare fire weather extremes. Climate change has made such extremes 88-152% more probable. These findings...

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