Analysing wildfire initiation patterns and identifying their primary drivers is essential for the
development of more efficient fire prevention strategies. However, such analyses have …

Abstract Cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning is the primary cause of major boreal forest wildfires.
Characterizing igniting lightning and the weather conditions favoring ignition is essential for …

In the climate change context, wildfires are an increasing hazard in the Mediterranean
Basin, especially those triggered by lightning. Although lightning activity can be predicted …

Forest fires have become more frequent in many regions throughout the world over recent
decades, principally as a result of global warming. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) …

Wildfires play a dual role in ecosystems by providing ecological benefits while posing
catastrophic events; they also inflict non-catastrophic damage and yield long-term effects on …

The ninth International Conference on Forest Fire Research, together with the 17th
International Wildland Fire Safety Summit was held in November 2022. This joint conference …

The study evaluated the ECMWF model ability in forecasting lightning in Portugal during four
fire seasons (2019–2022). The evaluation was made based on lightning data from the …

Background Mediterranean shrublands are composed of species that have different
regeneration strategies after fire and soil seed bank types. However, differences over the …

Prevention of forest fires increasingly impacted by climate change is essential to maintain
ecological balance, preserve natural resources, prevent economic loss, and protect human …

A study to determine the detection efficiency and location accuracy of the Worldwide
Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) over Spain is presented by comparing data with those …