[HTML][HTML] State of wildfires 2023–2024
Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …
Understanding fire regimes for a better Anthropocene
Fire is an integral part of the Earth System and humans have skillfully used fire for millennia.
Yet human activities are scaling up and reinforcing each other in ways that are resha** …
Yet human activities are scaling up and reinforcing each other in ways that are resha** …
Significant increase in natural disturbance impacts on European forests since 1950
Over the last decades, the natural disturbance is increasingly putting pressure on European
forests. Shifts in disturbance regimes may compromise forest functioning and the continuous …
forests. Shifts in disturbance regimes may compromise forest functioning and the continuous …
Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires
With large wildfires becoming more frequent,, we must rapidly learn how megafires impact
biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is to discover how …
biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is to discover how …
[HTML][HTML] The outsized role of California's largest wildfires in changing forest burn patterns and coarsening ecosystem scale
Although recent large wildfires in California forests are well publicized in media and
scientific literature, their cumulative effects on forest structure and implications for forest …
scientific literature, their cumulative effects on forest structure and implications for forest …
Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
Fire regimes are a major agent of evolution in terrestrial animals. Changing fire regimes and
the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid …
the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid …
Shifting fire regimes cause continent-wide transformation of threatened species habitat
Human actions are causing widespread increases in fire size, frequency, and severity in
diverse ecosystems globally. This alteration of fire regimes is considered a threat to …
diverse ecosystems globally. This alteration of fire regimes is considered a threat to …
Increasing threat of wildfires: the year 2020 in perspective: A Global Ecology and Biogeography special issue
Aim Each year, wild and managed fires burn roughly 4 million km2 [~ 400 million hectares
(Mha)] of savanna, forest, grassland and agricultural ecosystems. Land use and climate …
(Mha)] of savanna, forest, grassland and agricultural ecosystems. Land use and climate …
Longitudinal propagation of aquatic disturbances following the largest wildfire recorded in New Mexico, USA
J Nichols, E Joseph, A Kaphle, P Tunby… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfire disturbance propagation along fluvial networks remains poorly understood. We use
incident, atmospheric, and water-quality data from the largest wildfire in New Mexico's …
incident, atmospheric, and water-quality data from the largest wildfire in New Mexico's …
[HTML][HTML] The key role of extreme weather and climate change in the occurrence of exceptional fire seasons in south-central Chile
Unprecedentedly large areas were burned during the 2016/17 and 2022/23 fire seasons in
south-central Chile (34-39° S). These seasonal-aggregated values were mostly accounted …
south-central Chile (34-39° S). These seasonal-aggregated values were mostly accounted …