Fire effects on ecosystems

Relative air humidity, not season alone, determines fire intensity in Cerrado savanna. Early dry season burns under low humidity match late season fire intensities.

Climate models show fire weather conditions driven by human warming already detectable in 39% of burnable areas, with dangerous extremes emerging at 2–3°C warming in multiple regions.

Analysis of wildfire-PM2.5 health impacts in Canada 2019-2023 quantifies premature mortality, respiratory outcomes, and economic costs ranging from billions annually.

Study examines how aerosol and greenhouse gas reductions under carbon neutrality create regionally divergent wildfire impacts in China, with competing mechanisms driving risk changes.

Post-fire epicormic eucalypt foliage exhibits species-dependent chemical composition affecting folivore nutritional access during forest recovery in southeastern Australia.

2023 Amazon drought reduced vegetation carbon uptake, turning the region into a weak carbon source independent of fire emissions, revealing climate vulnerability.

Explore how rural Swedish communities mobilised local networks and resources during the 2018 wildfire crisis, revealing tensions between informal rural resilience and state-level disaster.

Fire and habitat loss interact to reshape bird community diets in Atlantic Forest. Study reveals trait convergence under high disturbance and low forest cover, requiring integrated management.

Compilation and harmonization of northern hemisphere boreal charcoal records enables fire model assessment and analysis of fire frequency, severity, and synchronicity patterns.