Environmental Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 094044 - 094044
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Abstract
Human-caused
climate
changes
are
increasing
the
risk
of
dangerous
wildfires
in
many
regions
world.
There
multiple,
compounding
aspects
change
that
fire
risk,
including
large-scale
driving
hotter
and
drier
conditions
generally
well
observed
predicted.
However,
synoptic-scale
processes
can
exacerbate
weather
promote
extreme
pyroconvective
events
often
not
known
historical
observations
poorly
represented
models,
making
it
difficult
to
fully
quantify
anticipate
changing
risk.
In
this
study,
we
statistically
test
association
between
cold
front
passage
large
fires
southeast
Australia
during
Australia’s
2019–2020
‘Black
Summer’
disaster,
analyse
daily
gridded
temperature
data
detect
long-term
intensity
frequency
strong
fronts
over
Australia.
We
demonstrate
significantly
increased
likelihood
days
entire
Black
Summer
season.
Additionally,
were
anomalously
high
Summer,
is
part
a
significant
increase
since
1950s.
These
fire-promoting
activity
expected
imminently
emerge
above
range
experience
across
areas
if
current
trends
continue.
Our
results
provide
new
insights
into
previously
constrained
contributor
Australia,
highlighting
potential
compound
documented
broad-scale
intensifying
future
forest
Trees Forests and People,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14, P. 100431 - 100431
Published: Sept. 4, 2023
to
understand
how
wildfire
risk
policies
are
designed
mitigate1
the
impacts
of
wildfires.
Wildfires
a
growing
threat
in
many
parts
world,
posing
significant
risks
human
life,
and
environment.
In
recent
years,
wildfires
have
increased,
driven
largely
by
climate
change,
activity,
changes
land-use
patterns.
Wildfire
adaptation
mitigation
measures
vary
widely
between
countries
regions
around
world.
Therefore,
it
is
essential
develop
comprehensive
policy
approach
mitigate
promote
sustainable
forest
land
management
practices.
This
article
aims
provide
insight
into
policies,
implementation
actions,
their
effectiveness
describing
centered
mainly
on
exclusion
mitigation.
examines
existing
wildfire-related
relevant
literature
based
10
systematic
factors.
Further
exploring
these
can
be
enhanced
meet
challenges
coming
years
for
six
European
(Cyprus,
France,
Greece,
Italy,
Portugal,
UK)
as
well
Australia,
Canada,
USA,
South
Africa.
The
status
quo,
perceived
strengths,
weaknesses,
recommendations
from
key-informants
were
presented
enhance
each
country.
analyses
current
fire-prone
countries,
highlighting
regional
variations
need
an
integrated
strategy.
It
offers
country-specific
participants
viewpoints,
coordinated
efforts
management.
Earth system science data,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(8), P. 3601 - 3685
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
Abstract.
Climate
change
contributes
to
the
increased
frequency
and
intensity
of
wildfires
globally,
with
significant
impacts
on
society
environment.
However,
our
understanding
global
distribution
extreme
fires
remains
skewed,
primarily
influenced
by
media
coverage
regionalised
research
efforts.
This
inaugural
State
Wildfires
report
systematically
analyses
fire
activity
worldwide,
identifying
events
from
March
2023–February
2024
season.
We
assess
causes,
predictability,
attribution
these
climate
land
use
forecast
future
risks
under
different
scenarios.
During
2023–2024
season,
3.9×106
km2
burned
slightly
below
average
previous
seasons,
but
carbon
(C)
emissions
were
16
%
above
average,
totalling
2.4
Pg
C.
Global
C
record
in
Canadian
boreal
forests
(over
9
times
average)
reduced
low
African
savannahs.
Notable
included
record-breaking
extent
Canada,
largest
recorded
wildfire
European
Union
(Greece),
drought-driven
western
Amazonia
northern
parts
South
America,
deadly
Hawaii
(100
deaths)
Chile
(131
deaths).
Over
232
000
people
evacuated
Canada
alone,
highlighting
severity
human
impact.
Our
revealed
that
multiple
drivers
needed
cause
areas
activity.
In
Greece,
a
combination
high
weather
an
abundance
dry
fuels
probability
fires,
whereas
area
anomalies
weaker
regions
lower
fuel
loads
higher
direct
suppression,
particularly
Canada.
Fire
prediction
showed
mild
anomalous
signal
1
2
months
advance,
Greece
had
shorter
predictability
horizons.
Attribution
indicated
modelled
up
40
%,
18
50
due
during
respectively.
Meanwhile,
seasons
magnitudes
has
significantly
anthropogenic
change,
2.9–3.6-fold
increase
likelihood
20.0–28.5-fold
Amazonia.
By
end
century,
similar
magnitude
2023
are
projected
occur
6.3–10.8
more
frequently
medium–high
emission
scenario
(SSP370).
represents
first
annual
effort
catalogue
events,
explain
their
occurrence,
predict
risks.
consolidating
state-of-the-art
science
delivering
key
insights
relevant
policymakers,
disaster
management
services,
firefighting
agencies,
managers,
we
aim
enhance
society's
resilience
promote
advances
preparedness,
mitigation,
adaptation.
New
datasets
presented
this
work
available
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11400539
(Jones
et
al.,
2024)
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11420742
(Kelley
2024a).
Nature Geoscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. 233 - 240
Published: March 1, 2024
Abstract
At
the
time
of
European
arrival
on
Australian
continent,
sophisticated
Indigenous
societies
practiced
land
management
across
Australia’s
extensive
tropical
savannahs.
Fire
was
one
main
tools
people
used
to
manipulate
fuel
loads
and
connectivity
reduce
uncontrolled
wildfire,
maintain
vegetation
structure
enhance
biodiversity.
When
this
alteration
a
‘natural’
fire
regime
human-dominated
occurred
is
not
known.
Here
we
assessed
incidence
intensity
over
past
150,000
years
through
continuous
lacustrine
record
by
comparing
accumulation
rates
micro-charcoal
stable
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbon
that
form
during
combustion
vegetation.
We
also
compared
grass
(mainly
C
4
)
pollen
as
percentage
total
dryland
with
carbon
isotope
composition
hydrocarbon.
established
high
statistical
certainty
change
in
at
least
11,000
ago
from
less-frequent,
more-intense
fires
more-frequent,
less-intense
fires.
This
marked
overprinting
largely
natural
modulated
management.
Our
findings
demonstrate
human
use
has
modified
regimes
throughout
Holocene
show
how
have
managed
potential
for
type
high-intensity
are
likely
increase
future.
International Journal of Wildland Fire,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(3)
Published: March 18, 2024
Background
Fire
danger
rating
systems
are
used
daily
across
Australia
to
support
fire
management
operations
and
communications
the
general
public
regarding
potential
danger.
Aims
In
this
paper,
we
introduce
Australian
Danger
Rating
System
(AFDRS),
providing
a
short
historical
account
of
in
as
well
requirements
for
an
improved
forecast
system.
Methods
The
AFDRS
combines
nationally
consistent,
spatially
explicit
fuel
information
with
weather
advanced
behaviour
models
knowledge
produce
locally
relevant
ratings
potential.
Key
results
A
well-defined
framework
is
essential
categorising
defining
based
on
operational
response,
impact
observable
characteristics
incidents.
modular,
supporting
continuous
incremental
improvements
allowing
upgrades
components
response
new
science.
Conclusions
provides
method
estimate
best
available
models,
leading
potentially
significant
way
calculated,
interpreted.
Implications
was
implemented
2022,
most
change
forecasting
more
than
50
years.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(18)
Published: April 22, 2024
Human
actions
are
causing
widespread
increases
in
fire
size,
frequency,
and
severity
diverse
ecosystems
globally.
This
alteration
of
regimes
is
considered
a
threat
to
numerous
animal
species,
but
empirical
evidence
how
shifting
within
both
threatened
species’
ranges
protected
areas
scarce,
particularly
at
large
spatial
temporal
scales.
We
used
big
data
approach
quantify
multidecadal
changes
southern
Australia
from
1980
2021,
spanning
415
reserves
(21.5
million
ha)
129
including
birds,
mammals,
reptiles,
invertebrates,
frogs.
Most
the
region
have
experienced
declines
unburnt
vegetation
(≥30
y
without
fire),
recently
burnt
(≤5
since
frequency.
The
mean
percentage
declined
61
36%
(1980
2021),
whereas
increased
20
35%,
frequency
by
32%,
with
latter
two
trends
primarily
driven
record-breaking
2019
2020
season.
strongest
occurred
for
high-elevation
high
elevation,
productivity,
strong
rainfall
decline,
southeast
continent.
Our
results
provide
widely
held
poorly
tested
assumption
that
species
experiencing
habitat
underscores
imperative
developing
management
strategies
conserve
fire-threatened
an
increasingly
fiery
future.
Annual Review of Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45(1), P. 295 - 314
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Landscape
fires
are
an
integral
component
of
the
Earth
system
and
a
feature
prehistoric,
subsistence,
industrial
economies.
Specific
spatiotemporal
patterns
landscape
fire
occur
in
different
locations
around
world,
shaped
by
interactions
between
environmental
human
drivers
activity.
Seven
distinct
types
emerge
from
these
interactions:
remote
area
fires,
wildfire
disasters,
savanna
Indigenous
burning,
prescribed
agricultural
deforestation
fires.
All
can
have
substantial
impacts
on
health
well-being
directly
indirectly
through
(a)
exposure
to
heat
flux
(e.g.,
injuries
destructive
impacts),
(b)
emissions
smoke-related
(c)
altered
ecosystem
functioning
biodiversity,
amenity,
water
quality,
climate
impacts).
Minimizing
adverse
effects
population
requires
understanding
how
influences
be
modified
interventions
targeted
at
individual,
community,
regional
levels.
PNAS Nexus,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
1(3)
Published: July 1, 2022
Fire
is
an
integral
component
of
ecosystems
globally
and
a
tool
that
humans
have
harnessed
for
millennia.
Altered
fire
regimes
are
fundamental
cause
consequence
global
change,
impacting
people
the
biophysical
systems
on
which
they
depend.
As
part
newly
emerging
Anthropocene,
marked
by
human-caused
climate
change
radical
changes
to
ecosystems,
danger
increasing,
fires
having
increasingly
devastating
impacts
human
health,
infrastructure,
ecosystem
services.
Increasing
vexing
problem
requires
deep
transdisciplinary,
trans-sector,
inclusive
partnerships
address.
Here,
we
outline
barriers
opportunities
in
next
generation
science
provide
guidance
investment
future
research.
We
synthesize
insights
needed
better
address
long-standing
challenges
innovation
across
disciplines
(i)
promote
coordinated
research
efforts;
(ii)
embrace
different
ways
knowing
knowledge
generation;
(iii)
exploration
science;
(iv)
capitalize
"firehose"
data
societal
benefit;
(v)
integrate
natural
into
models
multiple
scales.
thus
at
critical
transitional
moment.
need
shift
from
observation
modeled
representations
varying
components
climate,
people,
vegetation,
more
integrative
predictive
approaches
support
pathways
toward
mitigating
adapting
our
flammable
world,
including
utilization
safety
benefit.
Only
through
overcoming
institutional
silos
accessing
diverse
communities
can
effectively
undertake
improves
outcomes
fiery
future.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: July 13, 2022
Abstract
There
is
an
imperative
for
fire
agencies
to
quantify
the
potential
prescribed
burning
mitigate
risk
life,
property
and
environmental
values
while
facing
changing
climates.
The
2019–2020
Black
Summer
fires
in
eastern
Australia
raised
questions
about
effectiveness
of
mitigating
under
unprecedented
conditions.
We
performed
a
simulation
experiment
test
effects
different
rates
treatment
on
risks
posed
by
wildfire
infrastructure.
In
four
forested
case
study
landscapes,
we
found
that
were
substantially
higher
weather
conditions
season,
compared
full
range
long-term
historic
For
area
burnt
house
loss,
resulted
more
than
doubling
residual
across
regardless
rate
(mean
increase
230%,
164–360%).
Fire
managers
must
prepare
level
as
climate
change
increases
likelihood
similar
or
even
dangerous
seasons.
Leuser Journal of Environmental Studies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 1 - 8
Published: June 22, 2023
Forest
fires
have
emerged
as
a
significant
threat
to
the
environment,
wildlife,
and
human
lives,
necessitating
development
of
effective
early
detection
systems
for
firefighting
mitigation
efforts.
In
this
study,
we
introduce
TeutongNet,
modified
ResNet50V2
model
designed
detect
forest
accurately.
The
is
trained
on
curated
dataset
evaluated
using
various
metrics.
Results
show
that
TeutongNet
achieves
high
accuracy
(98.68%)
with
low
false
positive
negative
rates.
model's
performance
further
supported
by
ROC
curve
analysis,
which
indicates
degree
in
classifying
fire
non-fire
images.
demonstrates
its
effectiveness
reliable
detection,
providing
valuable
insights
improved
management
strategies.