Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and Assistance
Drones, 2021 Wildfires represent a significant natural risk causing economic losses, human death and environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and frequency.
Andy Couturier, Moulay Akhloufi
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Remote Sensing, 2023 The world has seen an increase in the number of wildland fires in recent years due to various factors. Experts warn that the number of wildland fires will continue to increase in the coming years, mainly because of climate change.
Moulay Akhloufi, Rafik Ghali
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Wildland Fires in the Czech Republic—Review of Data Spanning 20 Years
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 The following article deals with more than 20 years of historical wildland fire data from the Czech Republic, logged in the databases of the operational centers of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (FRS of CR).
Pavel Spulak
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Metal toxin threat in wildland fires determined by geology and fire severity. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Accentuated by climate change, catastrophic wildfires are a growing, distributed global public health risk from inhalation of smoke and dust. Underrecognized, however, are the health threats arising from fire-altered toxic metals natural to soils and ...
Lopez AM, Pacheco JL, Fendorf S.
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Wildland Fires Worsened Population Exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> Pollution in the Contiguous United States. [PDF]
Environ Sci Technol, 2023 As wildland fires become more frequent and intense, fire smoke has significantly worsened the ambient air quality, posing greater health risks. To better understand the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality, we developed a modeling system to estimate ...
Zhang D +8 more
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Fire, 2023 Wildland fires are one of the most dangerous natural risks, causing significant economic damage and loss of lives worldwide. Every year, millions of hectares are lost, and experts warn that the frequency and severity of wildfires will increase in the ...
Rafik Ghali, Moulay A. Akhloufi
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Tree crown injury from wildland fires: causes, measurement and ecological and physiological consequences. [PDF]
New Phytol, 2021 Summary The dead foliage of scorched crowns is one of the most conspicuous signatures of wildland fires. Globally, crown scorch from fires in savannas, woodlands and forests causes tree stress and death across diverse taxa. The term crown scorch, however,
Varner JM +9 more
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Particulate Pb emission factors from wildland fires in the United States [PDF]
Atmospheric Environment: X, 2023 Wildland fires, which includes both wild and prescribed fires, and agricultural fires in sum are one of the largest sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions to the atmosphere in the United States (US).
Amara L. Holder +3 more
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A Web-Based Total Worker Health Intervention for Those Fighting Wildland Fires: Mixed Methods Development and Effectiveness Trial [PDF]
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023 BackgroundFire seasons are longer, with more and larger wildfires, placing increased demands and risks on those fighting wildland fires.
Kerry Kuehl +5 more
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Mortality attributable to PM<sub>2.5</sub> from wildland fires in California from 2008 to 2018. [PDF]
Sci AdvIn California, wildfire risk and severity have grown substantially in the last several decades. Research has characterized extensive adverse health impacts from exposure to wildfire-attributable fine particulate matter (PM2.5), but few studies have ...
Connolly R +10 more
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