Wildland fire is a global phenomenon, and a result of interactions between climate–weather,
fuels and people. Our climate is changing rapidly primarily through the release of …

Abstract Knowledge of the causes of forest fires, and of the main driving factors of ignition, is
an indispensable step towards effective fire prevention policies. This study analyses the …

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) show a significant ability to discover patterns in data that
are too obscure to go through standard statistical methods. Data of natural phenomena …

Land cover type classification still remains an active research topic while new sensors and
methods become available. Applications such as environmental monitoring, natural …

Α web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform–named Virtual Fire–for forest
fire control has been developed to easily, validly and promptly share and utilize information …

Numerous catastrophic wildfires in Greece have demonstrated that relying on fire
suppression as the primary risk-management strategy is inadequate and that existing …

Background Forest fire is a very common natural or human-made disaster, which not only
burns precious forest resources, but also further alters the forest ecosystem structure and …

During the summer season 2018 and 2019, natural hazards (namely, floods and wildfires)
have occurred at some of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, endangering …

Increase in wildfires has changed parts of the landscape and ecosystems of the
Mediterranean region. By using the firecapes approach, this paper aims to establish a …

Fires are a recurrent environmental and economic emergency throughout the world. Fire risk
analysis and forest fire risk zoning are important aspects of forest fire management. MODIS …