Wild Fire

Bush fire, forest fire, uncontrolled fire, wildland fire

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2023
In this work, researchers review the effectiveness of post-fire soil erosion mitigation treatments at reducing erosion rates over the first post-fire year and provide their application costs.
Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier)
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2023
This study employed the weather variables in continuous nonprecipitation days as the “dynamic-step” weather variables with which to improve wildfire probability modeling.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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2023
In this study, the authors used a simple metric of landscape fire exposure to develop a systematic and standardized approach for assessing directional vulnerability to wildfire within a circular assessment area centered on locale of interest.
Natural Hazards (Springer)
Redwood forest canopy
Fire management in Australia is approaching crisis point. Seasons such as the Black Summer three years ago showed how our best efforts in fire-fighting and prescribed burning are insignificant in the face of a changing climate.
Conversation Media Group, the
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2023
This paper uses remote sensing data on forest fires and remaining tree cover to estimate the effectiveness of a project targeted at reducing fire incidences in twelve protected forests in arid Burkina Faso.
World Bank, the
Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need for more accurate air pollution forecasts.
Pennsylvania State University
The ancient moai on Easter Island 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile at sunset
UNESCO initiated in March 2023 the response actions to fires on the island of Rapa Nui, Chile, which will include a detailed damage estimation; the development of a comprehensive preparation, coordination and management plan for the World Heritage site
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
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2023
The Roadmap articulates a comprehensive set of policy solutions, establishing the architecture to better organize conversations among partners and policymakers.
Nature Conservancy, the Aspen Institute