Contrasting characteristics, changes, and linkages of permafrost between the Arctic and the Third Pole

X Wang, Y Ran, G Pang, D Chen, B Su, R Chen… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Permafrost degradation poses serious threats to both natural and human systems through its
influence on ecological–hydrological processes, infrastructure stability, and the climate …

Consideration of compound drivers and impacts in the disaster risk reduction cycle

BJJM van den Hurk, CJ White, AM Ramos, PJ Ward… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Consideration of compound drivers and impacts are often missing from applications within
the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) cycle, leading to poorer understanding of risk and …

Overwintering fires in boreal forests

RC Scholten, R Jandt, EA Miller, BM Rogers… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Forest fires are usually viewed within the context of a single fire season, in which weather
conditions and fuel supply can combine to create conditions favourable for fire ignition …

Cross-chapter paper 6: Polar regions

AJ Constable, S Harper, J Dawson, K Holsman… - IPCC AR WGII, 2022 - epic.awi.de
The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …

Peatland Wildfires Enhance Nitrogen-Containing Organic Compounds in Marine Aerosols over the Western Pacific

S Zhong, R Liu, S Yue, P Wang, Q Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Peatland wildfires contribute significantly to the atmospheric release of light-absorbing
organic carbon, often referred to as brown carbon. In this study, we examine the presence of …

Cascading hazards in the aftermath of Australia's 2019/2020 Black Summer wildfires

M Kemter, M Fischer, LV Luna, E Schönfeldt… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Following an unprecedented drought, Australia's 2019/2020 “Black Summer” fire season
caused severe damage, gravely impacting both humans and ecosystems, and increasing …

The compound event that triggered the destructive fires of October 2017 in Portugal

AM Ramos, A Russo, CC DaCamara, S Nunes… - IScience, 2023 - cell.com
Portugal is regularly affected by destructive wildfires that have severe social, economic, and
ecological impacts. The total burnt area in 2017 (∼ 540,000 ha) marked the all-time record …

The complex composition of organic aerosols emitted during burning varies between Arctic and boreal peat

E Schneider, CP Rüger, ML Chacón-Patiño… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Peatlands in the northern hemisphere are a major carbon storage but face an increased risk
of wildfires due to climate change leading to large-scale smoldering fires in boreal and Arctic …

Overwintering fires rising in eastern Siberia

W Xu, RC Scholten, TD Hessilt, Y Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Overwintering fires are a historically rare phenomenon but may become more prevalent in
the warming boreal region. Overwintering fires have been studied to a limited extent in …

Future climate-driven escalation of Southeastern Siberia wildfires revealed by deep learning

K Gui, X Zhang, H Che, L Li, Y Zheng, H Zhao… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Southeastern Siberia (SES) region has recently experienced increasingly
extensive wildfires in spring, which have threatened its large carbon sequestration capacity …