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Ahmed, Trouve, Forthofer, Finney
Our objective in the present study is to provide basic insights into the coupling between external-gas and solid biomass vegetation processes that control the dynamics of flame spread in wildland fire problems. We focus on a modeling approach that…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Stoof, de Vries, Ribau, Fernández, Flores, Villamar, Kettridge, Lartey, Moore, Newman-Thacker, Prichard, Tersmette, Tuijtel, Verhaar, Fernandes
Background: As fire regimes are changing and wildfire disasters are becoming more frequent, the term megafire is increasingly used to describe impactful wildfires, under multiple meanings, both in academia and popular media. This has resulted in a…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Vahedifard, Abdollahi, Leshchinsky, Stark, Sadegh, AghaKouchak
The frequency, severity, and spatial extent of destructive wildfires have increased in several regions globally over the past decades. While direct impacts from wildfires are devastating, the hazardous legacy of wildfires affects nearby communities…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Li, Tang, Li, Dou, Li
Background: Extreme wildfires pose a serious threat to forest vegetation and human life because they spread more rapidly and are more intense than conventional wildfires. Detecting extreme wildfires is challenging due to their visual similarities to…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Hecht, Krofcheck, Carril, Hurteau
Historically, fire has been essential in Southwestern US forests. However, a century of fire-exclusion and changing climate created forests which are more susceptible to uncharacteristically severe wildfires. Forest managers use a combination of…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Haring
The Santa Clara Canyon in northern New Mexico suffered near total scorching during the Las Conchas Wildfire, a burn which drastically changed the environment and sediment stability of the canyon. After the fire, a 1% chance rain event exhibited a…
Year: 2024
Type: Media
The REBURN Model: Simulating Forest and Fuel Succession and Disturbance Dynamics of Large Landscapes
Prichard, HessburgThe landscape of eastern Washington, USA is comprised of common temperate forest and nonforest vegetation types distributed along broad topo-edaphic gradients. This landscape acts as the large testbed for presenters Susan Prichard and Paul Hessburg…
Year: 2024
Type: Media
Chambers, Strand, Ellsworth, Tortorelli, Urza, Crist, Miller, Reeves, Short, Williams
Background: Sagebrush ecosystems are experiencing increases in wildfire extent and severity. Most research on vegetation treatments that reduce fuels and fire risk has been short term (2–3 years) and focused on ecological responses. We review…
Year: 2024
Type: Document
Grassmick, Sanderlin, Tingley
In January, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, USDA Forest Service, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and many other partners hosted a two-day workshop on the intersection of wildlife and fire. Based on the needs identified in the…
Year: 2024
Type: Media
Jones, Clément, Latimer, Wright, Sanderlin, Hedwall, Kirby
Changing fire regimes have the potential to threaten wildlife populations and communities. Understanding species’ responses to novel fire regimes is critical to formulating effective management and conservation strategies in an era of rapid change.…
Year: 2024
Type: Document