Fire from the Sky in the Anthropocene

被引:16
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作者
Fernandes, Paulo M. [1 ]
Santos, Joao A. [1 ]
Castedo-Dorado, Fernando [2 ]
Almeida, Rui [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tras Os Montes & Alto Douro, Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroambientais & Biol, P-5000801 Vila Real, Portugal
[2] Univ Leon, Dept Ingn & Ciencias Agr, Escuela Ingn Agr & Forestal, Avda Astorga S-N, Ponferrada 24401, Spain
[3] Inst Conservacao Nat & Florestas, Ave Republ 16, P-1050191 Lisbon, Portugal
来源
FIRE-SWITZERLAND | 2021年 / 4卷 / 01期
关键词
lightning-caused fires; extreme wildfire events; pyroconvection; fire regime; fire management; climate change; Portugal; Spain; LIGHTNING-IGNITED WILDFIRES;
D O I
10.3390/fire4010013
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Lightning-caused fires (LCFs) and fire environments influenced by thunderstorms are increasingly implicated in extreme wildfire events around the world, with devastating consequences to society and the environment. However, the disaster potential inherent to LCFs is often neglected, especially where the fire regime is determined mostly by anthropogenic ignitions. Such disconnect between perceived risk and actual risk is illustrated with the Iberian Peninsula, where thunderstorm-driven wildfires are comparatively rare but have resulted in large-scale burning and considerable loss of human life. Even low LCF regions should embrace fire management strategies able to cope with LCFs.
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