{"id":78,"date":"2021-12-31T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T02:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T01:22:07","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsungscience.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/31\/how-to-prepare-for-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve survived 2021\u2014thanks, no doubt, to the science and tech that made your medical care, your internet, and your smartphone work. Tonight, New Year\u2019s Eve, many podcast hosts are taking some time to reflect, to rest\u2014and to post a re-run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But not \u201cUnsung Science!\u201d To tide you over until next week\u2019s fresh episode, we offer a free audiobook chapter from David Pogue\u2019s book, \u201cHow to Prepare for Climate Change.\u201d This is the chapter on how to prepare for wildfires, timed to coincide with the middle of the winter wildfire season in the western half of the U.S. As a New Year\u2019s gift from us, here\u2019s a terrifying and reassuring chapter on preparing for fires\u2014and surviving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2028\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-78-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3\">https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.unsungscience.com\/?powerpress_pinw=78-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/unsung.davidpogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unsungscience-20211231.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"unsungscience-20211231.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve survived 2021\u2014thanks, no doubt, to the science and tech that made your medical care, your internet, and your smartphone work. 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