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

Grasslands occur on all of the continents. They collectively constitute the largest ecosystem
in the world, making up 40.5% of the terrestrial land area, excluding Greenland and …

Large wildfires are increasing across numerous regions of the globe. While the West has
remained a primary focus of wildfire research and resources in the US, recent signals …

Woody plant encroachment–the conversion of open grasslands and savannas to woodlands–
represents one of the gravest threats to grassland biomes worldwide. This is especially true …

Understanding how climate change will contribute to ongoing declines in sagebrush
ecological integrity is critical for informing natural resource management, yet complicated by …

Large fires account for the majority of burned area and are an important focus of fire
management. However,'large'is typically defined by a fire size threshold, minimizing the …

Abstract The August 8, 2023 Lahaina fire refocused attention on wildfires, public alerts, and
emergency management. Wildfire risk is on the rise, precipitated through a combination of …

Climate extreme events exert disproportionate impacts on ecosystems and humankind.
Focusing on univariate statistics to estimate the harm from compound extreme events …

Wildfires are gaining importance in the Mediterranean regions owing to climate change and
landscape changes due to the increasing closeness between urban areas and forests prone …

Pollen, one type of primary biological aerosol particle (PBAP), is emitted from the terrestrial
biosphere and can undergo physical changes in the atmosphere via particle rupture. To …