Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in terrestrial systems

Y Onda, K Taniguchi, K Yoshimura, H Kato… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, Japan,
released the largest quantity of radionuclides into the terrestrial environment since the 1986 …

[HTML][HTML] Research and management challenges following soil and landscape decontamination at the onset of the reopening of the Difficult-to-Return Zone, Fukushima …

O Evrard, T Chalaux-Clergue, PA Chaboche… - Soil, 2023 - soil.copernicus.org
Twelve years after the nuclear accident that occurred at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear
Power Plant (FDNPP) in March 2011, radiocesium contamination (with a large dominance of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of simulation modeling for wildfire exposure and transmission assessment in Sardinia, Italy

M Salis, B Arca, L Del Giudice, P Palaiologou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of comprehensive fire management and risk assessment strategies is of
prominent concern in Southern Europe, due to the expanding scale of wildfire risk. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing wildfire exposure to communities and protected areas in Portugal

F Alcasena, A Ager, Y Le Page, P Bessa, C Loureiro… - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
During the 2017 wildfire season in Portugal, unprecedented episodes burned 6% of the
country's area and underscored the need for a long-term comprehensive solution to mitigate …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial patterns and intensity of land abandonment drive wildfire hazard and likelihood in Mediterranean agropastoral areas

M Salis, L Del Giudice, R Jahdi, F Alcasena-Urdiroz… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Mediterranean agropastoral areas, land abandonment is a key driver of wildfire risk as
fuel load and continuity increase. To gain insights into the potential impacts of land …

Evaluating priority locations and potential benefits for building a nation-wide fuel break network in Portugal

BA Aparício, F Alcasena, A Ager, W Chung… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite growing interest in developing extensive fuel treatment programs to prevent
catastrophic wildfires in the Mediterranean region, there is little information on the projected …

[HTML][HTML] War drives forest fire risks and highlights the need for more ecologically-sound forest management in post-war Ukraine

M Matsala, A Odruzhenko, T Hinchuk, V Myroniuk… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Since 24 February 2022, Ukraine has experienced full-scale military aggression
initiated by the Russian Federation. The war has had a major negative impact on vegetation …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping opportunities for the use of land management strategies to address fire risk in Europe

AN Neidermeier, C Zagaria, V Pampanoni… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many parts of Europe face increasing challenges managing wildfires. Although wildfire is an
integral part of certain ecosystems, fires in many places are becoming larger and more …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and its impacts on health, environment and economy

J Rocha, S Oliveira, CM Viana, AI Ribeiro - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Global
surface temperatures are rising and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events …

Contrasting the efficiency of landscape versus community protection fuel treatment strategies to reduce wildfire exposure and risk

F Alcasena, AA Ager, P Belavenutti, M Krawchuk… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We examined the financial efficiency and effectiveness of landscape versus community
protection fuel treatments to reduce structure exposure and loss to wildfire on a large fire …