Global Warming Is Shifting the Relationships Between Fire Weather and Realized Fire-Induced CO2 Emissions in Europe

Global warming is shifting the relationships between fire weather and realized fire-induced CO2 emissions in Europe

Fire activity has significantly changed in Europe over the last decades (1980–2020s), with the emergence of summers attaining unprecedented fire prone weather conditions. Here we report a significant shift in the non-stationary relationship linking fire weather conditions and fire intensity measured in terms of CO2 emissions released during biomass burning across a latitudinal gradient of European IPCC regions. The reported trends indicate that …

Severe heat waves hit Southern Europe, prompt wildfire warnings

Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal under grip of extreme heat, with temperatures pushing above 40 C

Wildfire risks as climate change fuels extreme heatwave in Southern Europe

The countries most affected are Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal, with temperatures nearing or topping 40C (104F).

How wildfire risk is related to urban planning and Fire Weather Index in SE France (1990–2013)

Wildfires burn >450,000ha of forest every year in Euro-Mediterranean countries. Many fires originate in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) where housi…