the age of alaskan wildfires
... As illustrated in Figure 2, the frequency of large Alaskan wildfires has increased statewide in the past few decades. This overall increase contains large inter-annual variability. The beginning of the period saw roughly 20 large wildfires in an average year, whereas now Alaska has over 40 large wil ...
... As illustrated in Figure 2, the frequency of large Alaskan wildfires has increased statewide in the past few decades. This overall increase contains large inter-annual variability. The beginning of the period saw roughly 20 large wildfires in an average year, whereas now Alaska has over 40 large wil ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... canopy of forests and increasing the presence of potential ignition sources related to human activity (IPCC, 2014). Similarly, silvicultural practices on forestry plantations can increase the size and intensity of wildfires due to high tree density and the corresponding overlapping of tree canopies ...
... canopy of forests and increasing the presence of potential ignition sources related to human activity (IPCC, 2014). Similarly, silvicultural practices on forestry plantations can increase the size and intensity of wildfires due to high tree density and the corresponding overlapping of tree canopies ...
The Age of Western Wildfires
... have a strong influence on wildfire susceptibility. Below-average snowpack means there is less water available in the ground and streams in the hotter months. And when the snow begins to melt earlier, dictated by warm spring temperatures, the forests will remain drier for longer spans of the year. O ...
... have a strong influence on wildfire susceptibility. Below-average snowpack means there is less water available in the ground and streams in the hotter months. And when the snow begins to melt earlier, dictated by warm spring temperatures, the forests will remain drier for longer spans of the year. O ...
Wildfire: A burning issue for insurers?
... whereas human ignitions (accidental or arson) are a major cause of wildfire starts in more densely populated areas. In populated regions, wildfires pose a risk to lives and infrastructure and significant losses can occur. Losses are particularly severe where fires affect large areas and are of high ...
... whereas human ignitions (accidental or arson) are a major cause of wildfire starts in more densely populated areas. In populated regions, wildfires pose a risk to lives and infrastructure and significant losses can occur. Losses are particularly severe where fires affect large areas and are of high ...
Draft: do not cite or circulate Climate Change Science and Policy
... temperatures and decreased precipitation could result in decreased wildfire activity in some dry, fuel-limited fire regimes, as the reduced moisture available to support the growth of fine fuels leads to less biomass and less continuous fuel coverage. 16 In both cases, any increases in precipitation ...
... temperatures and decreased precipitation could result in decreased wildfire activity in some dry, fuel-limited fire regimes, as the reduced moisture available to support the growth of fine fuels leads to less biomass and less continuous fuel coverage. 16 In both cases, any increases in precipitation ...
Bulletin #2
... blanket of fuel, which cause large destructive fires rather than the historic smaller, patchy fires of the past, making it increasing difficult for seed from nearby stands to regenerate the area. Sites blanketed with cheatgrass are more susceptible to fire which prohibit the germination of native pl ...
... blanket of fuel, which cause large destructive fires rather than the historic smaller, patchy fires of the past, making it increasing difficult for seed from nearby stands to regenerate the area. Sites blanketed with cheatgrass are more susceptible to fire which prohibit the germination of native pl ...
Effects of Prescribed Fire and Wildfire
... years, and wildlife that dwell in fire-prone ecosystems have adapted to this natural process. Most animals have little trouble escaping from fires, both prescribed and wild. Larger animals (e.g., deer, fox) will generally outrun the fire. Smaller animals often find shelters in burrows, under logs or ...
... years, and wildlife that dwell in fire-prone ecosystems have adapted to this natural process. Most animals have little trouble escaping from fires, both prescribed and wild. Larger animals (e.g., deer, fox) will generally outrun the fire. Smaller animals often find shelters in burrows, under logs or ...
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED BY DR
... reduce fuel loads that have lead to more severe fires in some places (for example, Ponderosa pine forests in the Southwest). However, thinning naturally dense forests (such as lodgepole pine in mid-elevation Northern Rockies forests) is a very different matter: it amounts to introducing an additiona ...
... reduce fuel loads that have lead to more severe fires in some places (for example, Ponderosa pine forests in the Southwest). However, thinning naturally dense forests (such as lodgepole pine in mid-elevation Northern Rockies forests) is a very different matter: it amounts to introducing an additiona ...
Wildfire
A wildfire or wildland fire is an uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside area. Other names such as brush fire, bush fire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire, and veldfire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned, and the regional variant of English being used. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size, the speed at which it can spread out from its original source, its potential to change direction unexpectedly, and its ability to jump gaps such as roads, rivers and fire breaks. Wildfires are characterized in terms of the cause of ignition, their physical properties such as speed of propagation, the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.Bushfires in Australia are a common occurrence; because of the generally hot and dry climate, they pose a great risk to life and infrastructure during all times of the year, though mostly throughout the hotter months of summer and spring. In the United States, there are typically between 60,000 and 80,000 wildfires that occur each year, burning 3 million to 10 million acres (12,000 to 40,000 square kilometres) of land depending on the year. Fossil records and human history contain accounts of wildfires, as wildfires can occur in periodic intervals. Wildfires can cause extensive damage, both to property and human life, but they also have various beneficial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction, although large wildfires may also have negative ecological effects.Strategies of wildfire prevention, detection, and suppression have varied over the years, and international wildfire management experts encourage further development of technology and research. One of the more controversial techniques is controlled burning: permitting or even igniting smaller fires to minimize the amount of flammable material available for a potential wildfire. While some wildfires burn in remote forested regions, they can cause extensive destruction of homes and other property located in the wildland-urban interface: a zone of transition between developed areas and undeveloped wilderness.The name wildfire was once a synonym for Greek fire but now refers to any large or destructive conflagration. Wildfires differ from other fires in that they take place outdoors in areas of grassland, woodlands, bushland, scrubland, peatland, and other wooded areas that act as a source of fuel, or combustible material. Buildings may become involved if a wildfire spreads to adjacent communities. While the causes of wildfires vary and the outcomes are always unique, all wildfires can be characterized in terms of their physical properties, their fuel type, and the effect that weather has on the fire.Wildfire behaviour and severity result from the combination of factors such as available fuels, physical setting, and weather. While wildfires can be large, uncontrolled disasters that burn through 0.4 to 400 square kilometres (100 to 100,000 acres) or more, they can also be as small as 0.001 square kilometres (0.25 acres; 1,000 m2) or less. Although smaller events may be included in wildfire modeling, most do not earn press attention. This can be problematic because public fire policies, which relate to fires of all sizes, are influenced more by the way the media portrays catastrophic wildfires than by small fires.