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The drivers of the 2023 Greece exceptional fire season 

The fire season of 2023 was particularly devastating for Greece, with an estimated of around 175 000 ha, the second worst year since 1980 following the all-time record of 2007. More than 80 wildfires occurred in July over Attica region, Corfu, Evia and Rhodes islands, being responsible for 28 casualties and 75 injuries. The season was remarkably severe
Célia M. Gouveia, Daniela Seco, Raquel Santos, Rita Durão   +3 more
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The real drivers of the ML revolution in fire forecasting

Recent advancements in machine learning (ML) have significantly broadened its applications, including the potential to transition from forecasting fire weather to predicting actual fire activity. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility of this transition using an operational forecasting system.
Francesca Di Giuseppe, Joe Mc Norton, Fredrik Wetterhall, Anna Lombardi   +3 more
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Anthropogenic drivers of fire occurence in the Eastern Adriatic

2016
Fires are a global issue whose consequences on soil degradation, human population and vegetation are increasing in importance. The largest number of fires in the world occurs on forest and agricultural vegetation with African savannas, North American coniferous forest and the Mediterranean being the areas with the highest fire-risk in the world.Forest ...
Cvitanović, Marin, Fuerst-Bjeliš, Borna, Pavlek, Katarina   +2 more
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Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change

Reviews of Geophysics, 2022
Crystal Kolden, John T Abatzoglou, Guido van der Werf   +2 more
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Fire as a Driver of Ecosystem Variability

2013
Brian W. van Wilgen, Winston S. W. Trollope, Harry C. Biggs, André L. F. Potgieter, Bruce H. Brockett   +4 more
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Fire and whitebark pine recovery strategies: drivers of post-fire natural regeneration

2018
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelmann), a tree species of high elevation forests in western North America, is listed as an endangered species in Canada. Prescribed burns have been employed by conservation agencies as a recovery strategy to create open habitats free of competition and to increase regeneration opportunities.
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Fire regime dynamics in mainland Spain. Part 1: Drivers of change

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
Adrian Jiménez-Ruano, Juan de la Riva, Marcos Rodrigues   +2 more
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Analysis of Forest Fire Dynamics, Distribution and Main Drivers in the Atlantic Forest

Sustainability, 2022
Minerva Singh
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Comparative analysis of spatial variation in forest fire drivers between boreal and subtropical ecosystems in China

Forest Ecology and Management, 2019
Zhangwen Su, Futao Guo, Guangyu Wang
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Prediction and perception of hazards in professional drivers: Does hazard perception skill differ between safe and less-safe fire-appliance drivers?

Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2018
Victoria Kroll, David Crundall
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