Fire has a diverse range of impacts on Earth's physical and social systems. Accurate and up
to date information on areas affected by fire is critical to better understand drivers of fire …

Modified, more severe fire regimes are developing in the Mediterranean basin as a result of
changes in land use and climate. Current fire management privileges fire suppression and …

Forest fires threaten the population's health, biomass, and biodiversity, intensifying the
desertification processes and causing temporary damage to conservation areas. Remote …

The assumption that increased wildfire incidence in the Mediterranean Basin during the last
decades is an outcome of changes in land use warrants an objective analysis. In this study …

In Southern France, where most wildfires occur, the fire size has never exceeded 6744ha
since 1991, whereas mega-fires have burned huge areas in other Mediterranean countries …

Indonesia's converted peatland areas have a well-established fire problem, but limited
studies have examined the frequency with which they are burning. Here, we quantify fire …

With a mean annual fire incidence of 3% of its forest and wildland surface Portugal is the
European country most affected by wildfire. Forest fires dynamics in Portugal in the last four …

Wildfires are a recurrent and increasing threat in mainland Portugal, where over 4.5 million
hectares of forests and scrublands have burned over the last 38 years. These fire-affected …

Eucalypts, especially blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus), have been extensively planted in
Portugal and nowadays dominate most of its forest landscapes. Large-scale forestation …

Large fires account for a disproportionally high percentage of area burned with potentially
severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts. This study characterizes extremely large …