Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and wildfires are now reaching them more regularly.
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The most effective wildfire risk reduction happens long before the first 999 call.
Evacuations in the face of a wildfire, hurricane or other disaster are stressful and can take more time than you might expect. Here’s why practice helps and what to think about.
Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.
Wildfires are sweeping through parts of France and Spain causing havoc to many holidaymakers’ plans. Does travel insurance help with the extra bills?
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
Disposable BBQs are a major, yet preventable, fire risk. Other picnics are a better bet.
There is often a disconnect between coverage of acute emergencies and the long-term link with the climate crisis.
The federal government’s role in disaster management has been to provide some funding. However, that limited role can lead to poor co-ordinaton.
Wildfire smoke can even affect the weather downwind.
We have to stop thinking of droughts simply as a static state of low moisture. Rapid drought changes can send fire risk soaring.
Spain’s building codes and forest management plans do not properly protect homes built in or near wooded areas.
Spain spends huge sums on controlling and putting out wildfires, but often overlooks prevention.
The Gironde wildfires reveal how logistics are key in firefighting. Emergency operations in the French region are twofold: providing relief and evacuating large populations.
The fires facing Spanish and French firefighters are harder to put out – and much more intense.
Wildfire smoke does not carry a passport. Canada cannot thin, log, rake or prescribe-burn its way out of a planetary crisis.
A wildfire can be explained by today’s barbecue, yesterday’s wind direction, a dry spring, four decades of land use change, or a century of emissions.
Australia may enter spring with a highly flammable landscape – and no room for complacency.
Australia has a well-established national wildfire warning system, so how does this compare with the UK’s approach?
Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.
Top contributors
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University
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Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Tenured Scientist (IMB-CSIC, Spain) & Honorary Associate Prof. (SU, UK), Swansea University
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Wildfire Specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor at the Bren School, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
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Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster