Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …
Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene
Vegetation fires are an essential component of the Earth system but can also cause
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …
Warmer and drier fire seasons contribute to increases in area burned at high severity in western US forests from 1985 to 2017
Increases in burned area across the western United States (US) since the mid‐1980s have
been widely documented and linked partially to climate factors, yet evaluations of trends in …
been widely documented and linked partially to climate factors, yet evaluations of trends in …
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
Health effects of wildfire smoke exposure
We review current knowledge on the trends and drivers of global wildfire activity, advances
in the measurement of wildfire smoke exposure, and evidence on the health effects of this …
in the measurement of wildfire smoke exposure, and evidence on the health effects of this …
Record‐setting climate enabled the extraordinary 2020 fire season in the western United States.
The 2020 fire season in the western United States (the West) has been staggering: over 2.5
million ha have burned as of 30 September, including over 1.5 million ha in California (3.7 …
million ha have burned as of 30 September, including over 1.5 million ha in California (3.7 …
[PDF][PDF] Wildfire-driven forest conversion in western North American landscapes
Changing disturbance regimes and climate can overcome forest ecosystem resilience.
Following high-severity fire, forest recovery may be compromised by lack of tree seed …
Following high-severity fire, forest recovery may be compromised by lack of tree seed …
Unprecedented health costs of smoke-related PM2.5 from the 2019–20 Australian megafires
In flammable landscapes around the globe, longer fire seasons with larger, more severely
burnt areas are causing social and economic impacts that are unsustainable. The Australian …
burnt areas are causing social and economic impacts that are unsustainable. The Australian …
Conservation of Earth's biodiversity is embedded in Indigenous fire stewardship
Increasingly, severe wildfires have led to declines in biodiversity across all of Earth's
vegetated biomes [DB McWethy et al., Nat. Sustain. 2, 797–804 (2019)]. Unfortunately, the …
vegetated biomes [DB McWethy et al., Nat. Sustain. 2, 797–804 (2019)]. Unfortunately, the …
Wildfire, smoke exposure, human health, and environmental justice need to be integrated into forest restoration and management
Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …