[HTML][HTML] Deep graphical regression for jointly moderate and extreme Australian wildfires

D Cisneros, J Richards, A Dahal, L Lombardo, R Huser - Spatial Statistics, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent wildfires in Australia have led to considerable economic loss and property
destruction, and there is increasing concern that climate change may exacerbate their …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the 2017 Knysna fires disaster with emphasis on fire spread, home losses and the influence of vegetation and weather conditions: A South African …

NF Quiroz, L Gibson, WS Conradie, P Ryan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires are becoming more common globally.
However, most research has been focused on developed regions such as North America …

OpenForest: A data catalogue for machine learning in forest monitoring

A Ouaknine, T Kattenborn, E Laliberté… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Forests play a crucial role in Earth's system processes and provide a suite of social and
economic ecosystem services, but are significantly impacted by human activities, leading to …

Drought-related wildfire accounts for one-third of the forest wildfires in subtropical China

J Yin, B He, C Fan, R Chen, H Zhang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
The threat of wildfires to human safety and ecosystem services is widely known to increase
due to climate change characterized by drought. In subtropical China, seasonal drought …

Burned area detection using Sentinel-1 SAR data: A case study of Kangaroo Island, South Australia

M Hosseini, S Lim - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Burned-area maps are useful in disaster management and in response to bushfire events. In
this paper, we explored the capabilities of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 in …

The curse of conservation: Empirical evidence demonstrating that changes in land-use legislation drove catastrophic bushfires in Southeast Australia

A Laming, MS Fletcher, A Romano, R Mullett, S Connor… - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protecting “wilderness” and removing human involvement in “nature” was a core pillar of the
modern conservation movement through the 20th century. Conservation approaches and …

[HTML][HTML] Segment-level modeling of wildfire susceptibility in Iranian semi-arid oak forests: Unveiling the pivotal impact of human activities

A Sadeghi, MA Nadoushan, NA Sani - Trees, Forests and People, 2024 - Elsevier
Iranian semi-arid oak (Quercus brantii) forests are characterized by their sparse canopy
cover and an increasing risk of wildfire. In Lorestan Province, west of Iran (28,300 km²) …

An exploration of the trajectory of psychological distress associated with exposure to smoke during the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire

M Carroll, TCH Campbell, CL Smith, CX Gao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to climate change, catastrophic events such as landscape fires are increasing in
frequency and severity. However, relatively little is known about the longer-term mental …

Reconciling 22,000 years of landscape openness in a renowned wilderness

MS Fletcher, A Romano, A Lisé‐Pronovost… - Geographical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we explore the profound impact of the Tasmanian Aboriginal (Palawa) people on
Tasmanian landscapes by examining a 22,000‐year record of landscape change from Lake …

Synoptic and Mesoscale Aspects of Exceptional Fire Weather during the New Year Period 2019–20 in Southeastern New South Wales, Australia

P Fox-Hughes - Weather and Forecasting, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Extreme fire weather and fire behavior occurred during the New Year's Eve period 30–31
December 2019 in southeast New South Wales, Australia. Fire progressed rapidly during …