After a wildfire, soils in burned areas often become water repellent, leading to increased erosion and flooding after rainfall events.
Q & A with AGU Presenter Rose Shillito
Rose Shillito is a hydrologist and graduate student researcher working with Markus Berli, Ph.D., associate research professor of environmental science. Rose has worked at DRI since 2011, and she plans to defend her doctoral dissertation at UNLV and earn her Ph.D. in...
Low-severity wildfires impact soils more than previously believed
Above: In semi-arid ecosystems such as the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest near Las Vegas, which burned as part of the Carpenter 1 fire during July and August 2013, fuel is limited and fires tend to be short lived and low in peak temperature. New research shows that...