Global and regional trends and drivers of fire under climate change

MW Jones, JT Abatzoglou, S Veraverbeke… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent wildfire outbreaks around the world have prompted concern that climate change is
increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating …

Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

JA Harvey, K Tougeron, R Gols, R Heinen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

The contribution of wildfire to PM2.5 trends in the USA

M Burke, ML Childs, B de la Cuesta, M Qiu, J Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Steady improvements in ambient air quality in the USA over the past several decades, in
part a result of public policy,, have led to public health benefits,,–. However, recent trends in …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal expansion of global wildland fire activity in response to climate change

M Senande-Rivera, D Insua-Costa… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Global warming is expected to alter wildfire potential and fire season severity, but the
magnitude and location of change is still unclear. Here, we show that climate largely …

Increasing frequency and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth

CX Cunningham, GJ Williamson… - Nature ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Climate change is exacerbating wildfire conditions, but evidence is lacking for global trends
in extreme fire activity itself. Here we identify energetically extreme wildfire events by …

[HTML][HTML] Health effects of wildfire smoke exposure

CF Gould, S Heft-Neal, M Johnson… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
We review current knowledge on the trends and drivers of global wildfire activity, advances
in the measurement of wildfire smoke exposure, and evidence on the health effects of this …

[HTML][HTML] Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s

MA Parisien, QE Barber, ML Bourbonnais… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
In the province of British Columbia, Canada, four of the most severe wildfire seasons of the
last century occurred in the past 7 years: 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. To investigate trends …

Climate warming increases extreme daily wildfire growth risk in California

PT Brown, H Hanley, A Mahesh, C Reed, SJ Strenfel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
California has experienced enhanced extreme wildfire behaviour in recent years,–, leading
to substantial loss of life and property,. Some portion of the change in wildfire behaviour is …

Increasing aridity causes larger and more severe forest fires across Europe

M Grünig, R Seidl, C Senf - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Area burned has decreased across Europe in recent decades. This trend may, however,
reverse under ongoing climate change, particularly in areas not limited by fuel availability (ie …

Smart fire alarm systems for rapid early fire warning: Advances and challenges

X He, Y Feng, F Xu, FF Chen, Y Yu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The serious fire accidents happen frequently every year worldwide, which kill many lives
and result in a significant property loss. The sensitive fire alarm systems (FASs) that can …