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We’re building it up to burn it down: fire occurrence and fire-related climatic patterns in Brazilian biomes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Terrestrial biomes in South America are likely to experience a persistent increase in environmental temperature, possibly combined with moisture reduction due to climate change.
Luisa Maria Diele Viegas +11 more
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A spatio-temporal analysis of fire occurrence patterns in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Wildfires in the Amazon significantly impact the forest structure and carbon cycle. Understanding the patterns of fire occurrence is crucial for effective management.
Fernanda Valente, Márcio Laurini
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Deriving a Fire Occurrence Scenario Using Fire-Statistical Causation [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, 2021 According to the statistics obtained by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019, approximately 40% of the buildings in the nation are buildings aged 30 or more years after completion. The Framework Act on Firefighting Services does not apply to old buildings, and they fall into a blind spot of the fire safety performance system.
Suhaeng Lee, Dongpil Heo, Sehong Min
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Large fires in factories cause severe human casualties and property damage. Thus, preparing more economical and efficient management strategies for fire prevention can significantly improve fire safety.
Jongho Lee +4 more
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Occurrence Frequencies and Regional Variations of Fire points in the southern China [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 This paper employs Himawari-8 fire points data to analyze the annual, monthly and regional distribution of fire points in the five southern provinces (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hainan). Results showed that from 2016 to 2020, the occurrence
Lai Guanglin +4 more
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Fire, 2023 Climate change, vegetation dynamics, human activities and forest management influence the occurrence of fires. This study investigated the spatio-temporal variability of the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and its influence on fire occurrence in three ...
Kevin W. Nyongesa +3 more
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Fire, 2023 The knowledge of the effects of fuel dryness on fire occurrence is critical for sound forest fire management planning, particularly in a changing climate.
Daniel José Vega-Nieva +9 more
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Fire Drivers Affecting Forest Fire Occurrences in the Tropical Mixed Broad-leaved Forests of Nepal
Applied Environmental Research, 2021 Forest fires triggered by various natural and anthropogenic drivers are increasing and threatening forest ecosystems across the globe. In Nepal, the high value Tropical Mixed Broad-leaved Forests are prone to fire caused by both natural and ...
Krishna Bahadur Bhujel +4 more
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Fire Risk Assessment Models Using Statistical Machine Learning and Optimized Risk Indexing
Applied Sciences, 2020 It is very difficult for us to accurately predict occurrence of a fire. But, this is very important to protect human life and property. So, we study fire hazard prediction and evaluation methods to cope with fire risks.
Myoung-Young Choi, Sunghae Jun
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The importance degree of weather elements in driving wildfire occurrence in mainland China
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Understanding the degree to which weather factors influence fire occurrence is crucial for managing wildfires because China's recent rigorous fire prevention measures have made fire occurrence drivers distinct from those in other nations.
Meng Guo +7 more
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