Charred tree from a wildfire.
Wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed thousands of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents in Palisades and Eaton.
As the efforts to contain the fires remain ongoing, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has experts available to help in a variety of topics that might be of interest, including housing, climate, historical sites, policy, and what makes the area particularly prone to fire.
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Professors of Economics
McCoy and Irwin's focus areas are in environmental economics, real estate, and sustainability. Their of wildfire impacts to the housing market makes them uniquely positioned to comment on the strategies Los Angeles will likely use to rebuild the homes that have been lost.
(740) 503-1693 (cell)
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Professor of Life Sciences
Peltier is an expert in disturbance and global change ecology. His research attempts to understand how trees respond to their environment, along with improving our capacity to predict forest responses to future global change.
He can speak about recent drought conditions and standing dead trees that may be exacerbating fire severity, as well as the role of unusually strong winds in spreading the fires.
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Associate Professor and Director of Urban Air Quality Laboratory
Chen conducts air pollution measurements/modeling to inform community exposure and risk management. He can evaluate the wildfire’s impacts on air quality and the potential health risks that accompany all of the pollutants entering the atmosphere.
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Leffel is an expert on sustainability governance by cities, states, and corporations globally. He can speak about how wildfires fall into the conversation of resource management and climate change policy.
(440) 227-0487 (cell)
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Professor and Chair of History
Green’s mastery and care for history is unrivaled — especially in places he calls home, such as Los Angeles. He can speak to the historical sites that are in proximity to the fires, such as the Getty Villa, Hollywood sign, and Griffith Observatory.
702-538-6687 (cell)
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Contact:
Please feel free to reach the experts directly, as they are all anticipating you. I am also happy to assist at [email protected]. Thank you, and we look forward to connecting.
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