Wildfires Courses and Certifications

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

4 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore wildfires as complex environmental and social phenomena, focusing on the 2007 Greek wildfires. Learn about entanglement and strategies for future wildfire preparedness.

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Nick Zentner

When the Fire Hits the Fan - Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Science in Washington

Discover how wildfires trigger dangerous debris flows in Washington state through geological research and hazard assessment techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

APS Physics

Physics Matters - Fluid Dynamics of Wildfires

Explore the fluid dynamics of wildfires, their environmental impact, and how Computational Fluid Dynamics can model and potentially prevent these destructive natural phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

The Costs of Increased Smoke Exposure from Wildfires - Fall Meeting 2017

Researchers discuss financial and health impacts of increased wildfire smoke exposure due to climate change, offering insights for policymakers to prepare for stronger wildfire seasons.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Paul G. Allen School

A Data-Driven Future for Atmospheric Chemistry, Wildfires, Climate, and Society

Explore data-driven approaches in atmospheric science, focusing on ML models for global chemistry, air pollution sensor networks, and prescribed fire modeling to address climate change and wildfires.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Medcast Episode 10: COVID-19 Mini-series - Impact of Wildfires

Explore the correlation between wildfire smoke and COVID-19, examining increased health risks and providing insights on the combined impact of these environmental and health crises.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

PTC Creo and Wildfire Training Subscription

1 rating

Master Advanced Tools for Design Innovation and Lifecycle Management with PTC Creo.

• i GET IT by Tata Technologies
• 400 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NDC Conferences

Controlling Wildfires While Only Getting Singed

Techniques for stabilizing and improving legacy systems, including testing, monitoring, re-architecting, and documenting. Prioritization strategies and non-technical metrics for gaining buy-in.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Aspen Institute

Taming Fire - Managing Wildfires in a Warming Planet

Experts discuss strategies for managing and taming wildfires in a warming planet, exploring innovative approaches to protect ecosystems and communities from the increasing threat of conflagrations.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Wildfires, Firefighters and Sustainability - Learnings from Mitigating Kubernetes Fires

Explore challenges and strategies for sustainable open-source project maintenance, focusing on Kubernetes releases and effective firefighting techniques for critical issues.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Containing Wildfires in a Sprawling Multi-Cluster Network - The Network's Immune System

Discover how to build an automated threat containment system using Cilium, Tetragon, and Hubble to prevent security breaches from spreading across multi-cluster networks.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events and Disturbances on Carbon Dynamics - Part 1

Explore cutting-edge research on extreme climate events' impacts on carbon dynamics, featuring studies on soil respiration, bark beetle outbreaks, droughts, and tropical cyclones.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

Fire, Food, and Water - 40 Years of Landsat Satellites

Explore 40 years of Landsat satellites' impact on monitoring wildfires, agriculture, and water management. Experts discuss the program's economic value and future in remote sensing.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

Explaining Extreme Weather Events of 2020 from a Climate Perspective

Experts analyze climate change's role in 18 extreme weather events from 2020, including droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires, discussing rapid climate attribution methods and their applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rutgers Climate & Energy Institute

State of the Climate: New Jersey 2023 - Lecture 7/10/2024

Explore New Jersey's climate trends, projections, and extreme events in 2023, including impacts of Canadian wildfires and future climate change implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video