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Post-Wildfire Debris Flows
Post-wildfire debris flows pose severe hazards to communities and infrastructure near and within recently burned mountainous terrain. Intense heat of...
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Direct effect of orbital-insolation variation on long-term wildfire activity in central Japan demonstrated using a fuel moisture model
Orbital-insolation variation has directly and indirectly influenced long-term wildfire activity in some regions. However, the direct effects of...
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Spatial distribution of wildfire threat in the far north: exposure assessment in boreal communities
Increased wildfire activity has raised concerns among communities about how to assess and prepare for this threat. There is a need for wildfire...
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Wildfire susceptibility prediction using a multisource and spatiotemporal cooperative approach
Wildfire is one of the natural hazards that poses threats to the safety of forest ecological environment. It is very important to predict wildfire...
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The geography of social vulnerability and wildfire occurrence (1984–2018) in the conterminous USA
Wildfire is increasing in frequency, extent, and severity in many parts of the USA. Considering the unequal burden of natural hazards on socially...
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Wildfire Impact Analysis and Spread Dynamics Estimation on Satellite Images Using Deep Learning
Wildfires are a natural disaster that results in significant harm and catastrophic destruction. Forest areas tend to be more prone to the devastating...
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Comparing ground-based lightning detection networks near wildfire points-of-origin
Lightning detection and attribution to wildfire ignitions is a critical component of fire management worldwide to both reduce hazards of wildfire to...
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UAV-photogrammetry rockfall monitoring of natural slopes in Glenwood Canyon, CO, USA: background activity and post-wildfire impacts
Rockfall is a common hazard along US Interstate Highway 70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. While natural rock slopes source a substantial number of...
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Improving Wildfire Probability Modeling by Integrating Dynamic-Step Weather Variables over Northwestern Sichuan, China
Wildfire occurrence is attributed to the interaction of multiple factors including weather, fuel, topography, and human activities. Among them,...
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Map** wildfire ignition probability and predictor sensitivity with ensemble-based machine learning
Wildfire ignition models can help in identifying risk factors and map** high-risk areas, which addresses an urgent issue as wildfires become...
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Rapid transformation of wildfire emissions to harmful background aerosol
Wildfires are a significant source of organic aerosol during summer, with major impacts on air quality and climate. However, studies in Europe...
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Structural Measures for Wildfire Risk Reduction in Informal Contexts in Chile
In this chapter, we aim to contribute practical and applied understandings of structural measures implemented for wildfire disaster risk reduction...
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Wildfire effects on the fate of deposited nitrogen in a boreal larch forest
The effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on forests largely depend on the ecosystem N status and the fates of deposited N. Boreal forests are typically...
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The socioeconomic impact of a wildfire based on farmers’ perception: a case study for the island of Thassos
Nowadays, wildfires have become a common natural disaster as a result of climate change, closely related to uncontrolled anthropogenic interventions,...
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Wildfire Spreading Capacities of Vegetated Surfaces Within the Metropolitan Region of Northwestern Türkiye
The main objective of this study is to assess the wildfire spreading capacity of the vegetated surfaces within the inter-metropolitan area in...
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Global increase in wildfire potential from compound fire weather and drought
Wildfire can cause significant adverse impacts to society and the environment. Weather and climate play an important role in modulating wildfire...
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Environmental indicators combined with risk analysis to evaluate potential wildfire incidence on the Dadu Plateau in Taiwan
Wildfire is a common disaster in the world, and it has a considerable impact on the safety of residents and ecological disturbance. Periodic...
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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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Multi-scale numerical simulations of the synoptic environment, Diablo windstorm, and wildfire formation mechanisms for the Tubbs Fire (2017)
The Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF-ARW) model was used to simulate the downscale evolving atmospheric dynamical processes...
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A data-driven analysis and optimization of the impact of prescribed fire programs on wildfire risk in different regions of the USA
In the current century, wildfires have shown an increasing trend, causing a huge amount of direct and indirect losses in society. Different methods...
