Drought-associated woody-plant mortality has been increasing in most regions with multi-
decadal records and is projected to increase in the future, impacting terrestrial climate …

Abstract The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfire disaster in southeast Australia was
unprecedented: the extensive area of forest burnt, the radiative power of the fires, and the …

Record‐breaking fire seasons in many regions across the globe raise important questions
about plant community responses to shifting fire regimes (ie, changing fire frequency …

Widespread tree mortality following droughts has emerged as an environmentally and
economically devastating 'ecological surprise'. It is well established that tree physiology is …

Eastern Australia was subject to its hottest and driest year on record in 2019. This extreme
drought resulted in massive canopy die‐back in eucalypt forests. The role of hydraulic failure …

Wildfires in 2019–2020 broke global records for extent and severity, affirming the arrival of
the megafire era. Frequent megafires reflect changes to fire regimes that can negatively …

Extreme weather and climate events have direct impacts on ecosystems and can further
trigger ecosystem disturbances, often having impacts that last longer than the event's …

Predicting drought-induced mortality (DIM) of woody plants remains a key research
challenge under climate change. Here, we integrate information on the edaphoclimatic …

Australia experienced multi-year drought and record high temperatures, and massive forest
fires occurred across the southeast in 2019 and early 2020. In the fire-affected forest areas …

Globally, forests are facing an increasing risk of mass tree mortality events associated with
extreme droughts and higher temperatures. Hydraulic dysfunction is considered a key …