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Showing 1 to 20 of 202 for “"Wildfires"”.
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Responding to Canadian Wildfires: Tinderbox Wildfire Shelter Kits
… Canadians are evacuated from their homes due to wildfires. Many evacuees are forced to stay in community evacuation shelters, which are often overcrowded, have minimal facilities, and little privacy. Victims of natural disasters are prone to heightened levels of stress, anxiety, and mental health …
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Essays on electric vehicles, wildfires, and regional economic impacts
… analyzes the long-run economic impacts of large wildfires on regional tourism spending in Colorado. Using county-level tourism spending data from 1996 to 2019 and a staggered difference-in-differences framework, I find that the largest wildfires generate persistent declines in tourism …
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Resilience of peaty systems to low-severity wildfires in the Cairngorms
Wildfires are a major disturbance affecting a variety of Earth’s ecosystems, including ecosystems containing peat. Fires test the resilience of peaty systems through their impacts on interconnected ecosystem components, many of which are understudied. Understanding the role of fire in peaty systems …
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Peatland burning identification among other wildfires across different ecozones in Canada
The unprecedented severity of the 2023 Canadian wildfires highlights growing concerns about the vulnerability of global peatlands—key ecosystems storing substantial amounts of terrestrial carbon. Peatlands, traditionally resistant to burning, are increasingly at risk due to climate-induced warmer …
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Spatiotemporal Distribution of Siberian Wildfires and Impacts from Meteorological and Climatic Factors
… them, WS (West Siberia) exhibits active spring wildfires, primarily concentrated in April–May. The rapid drying of herbaceous vegetation following early snowmelt provides favorable conditions for wildfire ignition. Over the past 20 years, the burned area in this region has shown pronounced …
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Effects of Wildfires on Rattlesnake (Crotalus Oreganus) Growth and Movement in Washington State
… but are also unable to readily escape from wildfires. We developed a novel technique to assess growth rates of rattlesnakes by using digital photography to analyze differences in widths of their rattle segments laid down over time. We compared growth rates of rattlesnakes in habitats that …
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Quantifying the immediate carbon emissions from El Niño-mediated wildfires in humid tropical forests
Wildfires produce substantial CO2 emissions in the humid tropics during El Niñomediated extreme droughts, and these emissions are expected to increase in coming decades. Immediate carbon emissions from uncontrolled wildfires in human-modified tropical forests can be considerable owing to high …
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Predicting the Likelihood and Scale of Wildfires in California using Meteorological and Vegetation Data
<p>Wildfires have devastating ecological, environmental, economical, and public health impacts through the deterioration of water and air quality, CO2 emissions, property damage, and lung illnesses. The early detection and prevention of wildfires allow for the minimization of these risks. The use …
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Evaluating the impact of oceanic/atmospheric teleconnections on historical wildfires in West Virginia (1939--2006)
Oceanic/atmospheric oscillations affect climate in many ways. This study quantitatively examined climate teleconnection patterns and in turn analyzed the influence of climate on wildfire activity within West Virginia from 1939--2006. Identifying the linkages between oscillations and climate …
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Wildfires in the Cape floristic region : exploring vegetation and weather as drivers of fire frequency
… assessed the spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). It focused on the factors that influence fire frequency; namely vegetation age, ignition sources and weather conditions. This work was done to aid decisions on fire management in fynbos nature reserves. …
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Wildfires for resilience in California’s Sierra Nevada: fine-scale assessment at regional scales with airborne lidar
… due to a warming climate and increasingly severe wildfires, droughts, and bark beetle outbreaks. In dry forest types, a history of fire exclusion, removal of Indigenous burning, and extensive logging have drastically altered forest structures and compositions over the past century, making the …
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When disaster strikes: human responses to wildfires and evacuation in the south of France and Australia
The number of wildfires occurring globally is increasing, exacerbated by urbanisation and changes in weather patterns. People’s safety is threatened by this growing problem. Consequently, researchers have conducted studies of wildfires and human behaviour in response to wildfire evacuations in …
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Fanning the Flames: An Examination of Uses and Gratifications Sought During the Gatlinburg Wildfires of 2016
This research set out to explore how individuals used Twitter during the Gatlinburg, Tennessee wildfire event of November 2016. More specifically, how and what did people from different geolocations share via Twitter during the crisis event and what gratifications were sought by their use of …
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Chemical and Physical Characterization of Pre- and Post-Fire Soils for Wildfires in the Western US and Laboratory Burns
… forest management, and fuel accumulation. Wildfires modify physical and chemical soil properties and can cause the formation of post-fire Soil Water Repellency (SWR), which reduces water infiltration into the soil. This may induce cascading disasters including flooding, land and debris …
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Exposure Assessment to Estimate the Population Exposed to Low Air Quality from Wildfires in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023, British Columbia experienced severe wildfire seasons, leading to increased exposure to PM2.5, which can cause respiratory issues and even death. Hourly PM2.5 data from air quality monitoring stations across the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) between 2014 and …
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Improving integrated wildfire management in the Fynbos Biome of South Africa using information on synoptic-scale atmospheric features that promote wildfires
Wildfire, an essential element for the Fynbos Biome of South Africa, can be a threat to property and human life if it is not well managed. Despite many studies on the dynamics and management of wildfire, the role of the atmosphere in inducing regional circulations that promote widespread wildfire …
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Συγκριτική Ανάλυση Διαχείρισης Σύνθετων Καταστροφών και Κρίσεων στην Καλιφόρνια και στην Ελλάδα: Μελέτη Περίπτωσης Δασικών Πυρκαγιών (Wildfires) εν μέσω Πανδημίας Covid-19
Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία επιδιώκει την συγκριτική μελέτη των διαχειριστικών σχεδίων έναντι στις δασικές πυρκαγιές, σε δύο γεωγραφικά απομακρυσμένες αλλά κλιματικά παρόμοιες περιοχές, συγκεκριμένα στην Καλιφόρνια (ΗΠΑ) και στην Ελλάδα. Η έρευνα επικεντρώνεται στην πρωτοφανή περίοδο της …
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