The wildfire that enveloped Fort McMurray in the spring of 2016 is a harbinger of things to come, Edmonton journalist Ed Struzik concludes in his new book, Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape our Future. "I think that everybody's underestimating how quickly the forests are going to burn here." Struzik spent months interviewing the leading experts in wildfire science and management to pen his new book, which explores the leading research on the natural phenomena. Struzik visited areas scorched by wildfire in communities from Alaska to Maine, and conducted intensive interviews with scientists, firefighters and resource managers on the front lines. The book has garnered a powerful response from members of the public keen to prepare for the "new normal," Struzik said.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2017 21:00 UTC