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Using FlamMap to assess wildfire behavior in Bohemian Switzerland National Park
The 2022 summer fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park (BSNP) is the largest in the 30-year recorded history of the Czech Republic, with an...
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Remote sensing and GIS-based inventory and analysis of the unprecedented 2021 forest fires in Türkiye’s history
In the summer of 2021, Türkiye experienced unprecedented forest fire events. Throughout that fire season, a total of 291 fire incidents, covering an...
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Black Carbon in Peru from the Analysis of Biomass Burning Sources and the Use of Numerical Models
The spatial and temporal distribution of biomass burning in Peru and neighboring countries was analyzed during the 2018–2020 period, with emphasis on...
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Natural or man-made? Finding the drivers of forest fires within the protected area habitats: a case study from the lower Shivalik Landscape, Western Himalaya
Fire is one of the most severe hazards to the world’s forests, causing massive biodiversity loss and alterations in various ecosystems. Weather and...
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On the mathematical modelling and control of leaf movements
To contribute to the fight against forest fires, which cause enormous damage every year, we propose in this paper a model of the movements of dry...
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Contribution of remote sensing and GIS to map** the fire risk of Mediterranean forest case of the forest massif of Tlemcen (North-West Algeria)
Forest fires are one of the major environmental problems that cause harmful economic and ecological damage. The Algerian forest and in particular the...
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Investigating the land degradation neutrality—disaster risk reduction nexus in Lebanon
The land degradation neutrality (LDN) concept is key for safeguarding land resources. As part of the Arab region, Lebanon’s geographical and climatic...
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Siberian carbon sink reduced by forest disturbances
Siberian forests are generally thought to have acted as an important carbon sink over recent decades, but exposure to severe droughts and fire...
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Decision support for infrastructure planning: a comprehensive location–allocation model for fire station in complex urban system
Infrastructures are the most important aspect of any urban system. Properly planned infrastructures are critical for ensuring services and protecting...
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Social and historical dimensions of wildfire research and the consideration given to practical knowledge: a systematic review
Existing knowledge about fires has been challenged by changes in forests and wildfire regimes. We carried out a systematic literature review...
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Understanding Farmers’ Preferences Towards Insurance Schemes that Promote Biosecurity Best Management Practices
Plant pest and disease outbreaks, which occur with increasing frequency and intensity, cause catastrophic losses and threaten food security in many...
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Australia’s Black Summer pyrocumulonimbus super outbreak reveals potential for increasingly extreme stratospheric smoke events
The Black Summer fire season of 2019–2020 in southeastern Australia contributed to an intense ‘super outbreak’ of fire-induced and smoke-infused...
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The problem of permanence for carbon sequestration in forests
Carbon sequestration is widely considered to be an effective climate change mitigation option. Forests store large amounts of carbon (C) and are thus...
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Earth, wind, water, fire and man: How disasters impact firm births in the USA
Most studies on organizational formation are based on trying to understand the role that attitudinal and macroeconomic factors play in the births and...
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Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate?
This study seeks to use machine learning to investigate the role of meteorological and climate variables on wildfire occurrence in the Arctic and the...
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Identification of forest vulnerability to droughts in the Iberian Peninsula
The increase in frequency, severity, and duration of droughts poses as a serious issue to the management of forests in the Iberian Peninsula, with...
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Spatial pattern analysis of post-fire damages in the Menderes District of Turkey
Forest fires, whether caused naturally or by human activity can have disastrous effects on the environment. Turkey, located in the Mediterranean...
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Climate change beliefs shape the interpretation of forest fire events
Using a naturalistic quasi-experimental design and growth curve modeling techniques, a recently proposed climate change risk perception model was...
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Wildfire economic impact assessment: an empirical model-based investigation for Greek agriculture
Within the last few decades, Greece has been through catastrophic wildfires with significant damages to agricultural areas, and considerable...
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Towards a comprehensive look at global drivers of novel extreme wildfire events
Extreme wildfire events in recent years are shaking our established knowledge of how fire regimes respond to climate variables and how societies need...
