Firestorm

In the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray.

Firefighters named the fire "e;the Beast.” It seemed to be alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again.

Yet it's not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace.

In Firestorm, Edward Struzik confronts this new reality, offering a deftly woven tale of science, economics, politics, and human determination.

It's possible for us to flourish in the coming age of megafires-but it will take a radical new approach that requires acknowledging that fires are no longer avoidable.

Living with fire also means, Struzik reveals, that we must better understand how the surprising, far-reaching impacts of these massive fires will linger long after the smoke eventually clears.