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Donovan, Wonkka, Twidwell
Rapid changes in wildfire patterns are documented globally, increasing pressure to identify regions that may experience increases in wildfire in future decades. Temperate grassland and savanna biomes were some of the most frequently burned regions…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Hawbaker, Vanderhoof, Beal, Takacs, Schmidt, Falgout, Williams, Fairaux, Caldwell, Picotte, Howard, Stitt, Dwyer
Complete and accurate burned area data are needed to document patterns of fires, to quantify relationships between the patterns and drivers of fire occurrence, and to assess the impacts of fires on human and natural systems. Unfortunately, in many…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Bowman, Williamson, Abatzoglou, Kolden, Cochrane, Smith
Extreme wildfires have substantial economic, social and environmental impacts, but there is uncertainty whether such events are inevitable features of the Earth’s fire ecology or a legacy of poor management and planning. We identify 478 extreme…
Year: 2017
Type: Document