Burned area

Drivers and implications of the extreme 2022 wildfire season in Southwest Europe

Wildfire is a common phenomenon in Mediterranean countries but the 2022 fire season has been extreme in southwest Europe (Portugal, Spain and France). Here we provide a preliminary but comprehensive analysis of 2022's wildfire season in southwest …

North-south antiphase of wildfire activity across the pyroregions of continental China driven by NAO and the Antarctic oscillation

Wildfires are a natural disturbance in many parts of the world, but fire regimes are changing as a result of anthropogenic pressures. A key uncertainty towards anticipating future changes in burned area lies in understanding the effects of climate …