Vegetation fires are an essential component of the Earth system but can also cause
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …

During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of
megafires in Mediterranean-type climate regions (MCRs). Here, we argue that current …

Compound events (CEs) are weather and climate events that result from multiple hazards or
drivers with the potential to cause severe socio-economic impacts. Compared with isolated …

Forest fires are an integral part of the natural Earth system dynamics, however they are
becoming more devastating and less predictable as anthropogenic climate change …

Biomass burning is one of the critical components of the Earth system, significantly affecting
atmospheric emissions and carbon budgets. Fires occurring in the interface between …

Attribution studies have identified a robust anthropogenic fingerprint in increased 21st
century wildfire risk. However, the risks associated with individual aspects of anthropogenic …

Climate change has disproportional effects on Arctic-boreal ecosystems, as the increase of
air temperatures in these northern regions is several times higher than the global average …

Wildfire is an integral part of the Earth system, but at the same time it can pose serious
threats to human society and to certain types of terrestrial ecosystems. Meteorological …

In the framework of the EU Copernicus programme, the European Centre for Medium-Range
Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) is forecasting …

Wildfire regimes affected by global change have been the cause of major concern in recent
years. Both direct prevention (eg, fuel management planning) and land governance …