The intensity and frequency of bushfires have increased significantly, destroying property
and living species in recent years. Presently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology …

Every year, natural disasters cause major loss of human life, damage to infrastructure and
significant economic impact on the areas involved. Geospatial Scientists aim to help in …

Reliable projections of wildfire and associated socioeconomic risks are crucial for the
development of efficient and effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. The lack of or …

Megatrends are trajectories of change that typically unfold over years or decades and have
the potential for substantial and transformative impact. CSIRO released its seminal global …

Wildfires are aggravating due to climate change. Public policies need territorial intelligence
to prevent and promptly fight fires, especially in vast regions like Brazil. To this end, we have …

Key message The collective analysis of a relatively large number of wildfire observations
documented in conifer forests, dry eucalypt forests and temperate shrublands revealed that …

The suggestion has been made within the wildland fire community that the rate of spread in
the upper portion of the fire danger spectrum is largely independent of the physical fuel …

Fire evacuations at wildland-urban interfaces (WUI) pose a serious challenge to the
emergency services, and are a global issue affecting thousands of communities around the …

Reliable and accurate models of the speed of a wildfire front as it moves across the
landscape are essential for the timely prediction of its propagation, to devise suitable …

Computational models for natural hazards usually require a large number of input
parameters that affect the model outcome in a complex manner. The sensitivity of the input …