Max Moritz is Cooperative Extension Specialist, Wildland Fire, at the University of California, Berkeley. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/max-moritz/rss en Climate & Weather Environment & Wildlife Thu, 09 Nov 2017 03:00:21 +0000 Max Moritz https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/11/09/california-needs-to-rethink-urban-fire-risk-after-wine-country-tragedy https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/11/09/california-needs-to-rethink-urban-fire-risk-after-wine-country-tragedy Policy and planning shortfalls in how we assess fire risk need to be addressed because we’re likely to see more wildfires tearing through urban neighborhoods, says fire expert Max Moritz of the University of California, Berkeley.