Tag: wildfire
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In conversation with Yale Climate Connections
I had the pleasure of talking with Yale Climate Connections about my recent research into the risk of wildfires rereleasing radioactive particles from areas contaminated by nuclear accidents and spillages. The conversation builds on an article I published in the journal Fire at the beginning of the year, which provides a perspective of the problem…
Christine Eriksen
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Hot off the press: two book chapters!
I’m excited to share two new book chapters published as part of a fantastic edited collection on the topic of gender and the social dimensions of climate change. These two chapters provided a welcome opportunity to co-write with two talented researchers – Shefali Juneja Lakhina and Rachel Reimer, whose PhD research I have had the…
Christine Eriksen
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Wiley Prize awarded for critical interrogation of the role of insurance in disaster resilience!
I am delighted to announce that Eliza de Vet and I have been awarded the Wiley Prize 2021 by the Institute of Australian Geographers and Wiley Publishers for our article ‘Untangling insurance, rebuilding, and wellbeing in bushfire recovery’, published in the journal Geographical Research in November 2020. The Jury particularly noted our critical interrogation of…
Christine Eriksen
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