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Risk externalities and the problem of wildfire risk

Journal of Urban Economics, 2008
Abstract Homeowners living in the wildland–urban interface must decide whether or not to create a defensible space around their house in order to mitigate the risk of a wildfire destroying their home. Risk externalities complicate this decision; the risk that one homeowner faces depends on the risk mitigation decisions of neighboring homeowners. This
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Aging and wildfire risk to communities

The population of the United States is aging as the Baby Boom generation grows older. In 2020, 23 percent of the U.S. population had reached age 60. The share of the population at older ages is forecast to increase to 26 percent in 2030 and 29 percent in 2050. Wildfire risks are also increasing, and older populations are especially vulnerable.
Winkler, Richelle L., Mockrin, Miranda H.   +1 more
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Circulation patterns, wildfire risk and wildfire occurrence at continental Spain

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2010
Abstract Daily weather variability is a major factor affecting the behaviour of wildfires. This paper analyzes the links between atmospheric circulation at synoptic scale, weather conditions influencing fires at regional scale and the occurrence of very large forest fires in continental.
Domingo F. Rasilla, Juan Carlos García-Codron, Virginia Carracedo, Concepción Diego   +3 more
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U.S. Wildfire Risks and Prevention

2022 IEEE 12th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC), 2022
Tenzin Sherpa, Eman Abdelfattah, Kristin Miyamoto, Tiffany La Torre   +3 more
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Risk assessment and management of wildfires

2013
Background Introduction: Wildfires are dramatic and can be highly destructive, yet palaeoenvironmental records show that fire has been a part of the earth’s natural environment for hundreds of millions of years (Bowman et al., 2009). Some ecological systems in drought-prone climates have adapted to frequent wildfires.
Hincks, T. K., Malamud, B. D., Sparks, R. S., Wooster, M. J., Lynham, T. J.   +4 more
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Wildfire Risk

2022
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Wildfire puts koalas at risk of extinction

Science, 2020
Lam, Su Shiung, Waugh, Courtney, Peng, Wanxi, Sonne, Christian   +3 more
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Wildfire Hazards, Risks and Disasters

2015
More than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires ...
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Insurance for Wildfire Risk in California

2018
Testimony presented before a joint meeting of the California State Assembly and California State Senate Committees on Insurance on October 30, 2018.
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Wildfire Risk Assessment System

International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management
Abstract: This project aims to develop a predictive model for forest fire detection using historical fire datasets and weather report features. Leveraging Data Science and Machine Learning techniques, the model learns from past fire incidents—incorporating factors such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and rainfall—to detect the likelihood of ...
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