July 2021 Saskatchewan fires captured by Sentinel Hub (Copernicus).
On the second episode of the EGU Biogeosciences Division’s podcast series, Bikem Ekberzade interviews Sander Veraverbeke on the current patterns of wildfires in the boreal zone (as well as Europe, this year) and the effects of climate change and human interference in their severity and return period.
You can listen to the podcast here:
Of fire and ice – the state of wildfires in the boreal zone
Sander and team working on site. (Photo credit: Sander Veraverbeke)
An Earth System Scientist with a PhD in Climate and Marine Sciences and a focus on terrestrial ecosystems from Eurasian Institute for Earth System Sciences at Istanbul Technical University. Associate Researcher at Geohazard Research Group.
Avid researcher on the impacts of disturbances on (currently terrestrial) ecosystems. Wildfire modeller. Field research enthusiast. For detailed information on her ongoing scientific research and outputs: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bikem-Ekberzade
Author of Standing Rock: Greed, Oil and Lakota's Struggle for Justice (Zed Books, 2018).
Science-policy advocate. Member of European Geosciences Union's Biodiversity Task Force, and scientific officer in the Biogeosciences Division.
A former photojournalist with a keen eye on under-reported conflicts/humanitarian emergencies/environmental catastrophes; a former videographer eager to document the marginal/controversial/under reported issues/people/situations; a documentary producer willing to leave behind stories of ordinary people with their extra-ordinary joie de vivre/courage.
