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The global drivers of wildfire

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Changes in wildfire regimes are of growing concern and raise issues about how well we can model risks in a changing climate. Process-based coupled fire-vegetation models, used to project future wildfire regimes, capture many aspects of wildfire regimes ...
Olivia Haas, Olivia Haas, Theodore Keeping, Theodore Keeping, José Gomez-Dans, José Gomez-Dans, José Gomez-Dans, I. Colin Prentice, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison, Sandy P. Harrison   +10 more
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Simulating the effects of weather and climate on large wildfires in France [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2019
Large wildfires across parts of France can cause devastating damage which puts lives, infrastructure, and the natural ecosystem at risk. In the climate change context, it is essential to better understand how these large wildfires relate to weather and ...
R. Barbero, T. Curt, A. Ganteaume, E. Maillé, M. Jappiot, A. Bellet   +5 more
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Willingness-to-Pay for prescribed fire in the Colorado (USA) Wildland Urban Interface [PDF]

, 2006
During the summer of 2001, survey data were collected from Colorado residents living near public lands (i.e., the wildland urban interface). Data were collected by telephone after mailing respondents a survey.
Kaval, Pamela, Loomis, John, Seidl, Andrew   +2 more
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“It Is Much Safer to Be Sparse than Connected”: Safe Control of Robotic Swarm Density Dynamics with PDE Optimization with State Constraints

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This paper proposes a novel control framework to ensure safety of a robotic swarm. A feedback optimization controller is capable of driving the swarm toward a target density while keeping risk‐zone exposure below a safety threshold. Theory and experiments show how safety is more effectively achieved for sparsely connected swarms.
Longchen Niu, Gennaro Notomista
wiley   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The link between perceived and actual wildfire danger: An economic and spatial analysis study in Colorado (USA) [PDF]

, 2007
Over the last 20 years, costs for wildfire initial attack in the U.S. have increased significantly. The increased cost relates to wildfire suppression practices as well as the growing number of wildland urban interface (WUI) homes.
Kaval, Pamela
core   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Can the remote sensing of combustion phase improve estimates of landscape fire smoke emission rate and composition? [PDF]

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
The proportion of flaming and smouldering (or smoldering) activity occurring in landscape fires varies with fuel type and fuel characteristics, which themselves are influenced by ecology, meteorology, time since the last fire, etc.
F. Owsley-Brown, F. Owsley-Brown, F. Owsley-Brown, M. J. Wooster, M. J. Wooster, M. J. Wooster, M. J. Grosvenor, M. J. Grosvenor, M. J. Grosvenor, Y. Liu, Y. Liu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Satellite Observational Evidence of Contrasting Changes in Northern Eurasian Wildfires from 2003 to 2020

Remote Sensing, 2022
Wildfires play a critical role in re-shaping boreal ecosystems and climate. It was projected that, owing to the Arctic amplification, boreal wildfires would become more frequent and severe in the coming decades.
Jiaxin Tian, Xiaoning Chen, Yunfeng Cao, Feng Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Employment and Wage Profile of the Counties Affected by the October 2007 California Wildfires [PDF]

, 2007
[Excerpt] In late October 2007, several major wildfires engulfed large tracts of land in the southern region of California, forcing the evacuation of half a million people.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
core   +1 more source