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2 de abr. de 2024 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled burn of vegetation, which includes the burning of forests, shrublands and grasslands, savannas, and croplands. Wildfires can be caused by human activity — such as arson, unattended fires, or the loss of control of planned burns — and natural causes, such as lightning.
19 de oct. de 2023 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Wildfires can burn in forests, grasslands, savannas, and other ecosystems, and have been doing so for hundreds of millions of years. They are not limited to a particular continent or environment.
A wildfire (or forest fire, bushfire) is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or ...
9 de jun. de 2023 · Wildfires have been increasing in recent years, often posing a direct danger to habitats, homes, and people, and causing adverse effects on health through smoke exposure. The National Academies have many resources aimed at better understanding these fires, their effects, and what can be done to mitigate damage and protect yourself.
4 de abr. de 2024 · Wildfires in 2023 reinforce the concerns that fire, air quality and carbon managers have about the impact of climate change on extreme wildfire potential and highlight the vast scale and effect...
9 de mar. de 2022 · The harmful wedding of charred habitats and lingering smoke is a notable danger to human and environmental health. Estimates from studies in 749 cities across 43 countries suggest that wildfire smoke and air pollution causes over 33,000 deaths annually and impact the health of hundreds of thousands of people.
A new report, Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires, by UNEP and GRID-Arendal, finds that climate change and land-use change are making wildfires worse and anticipates a global increase of extreme fires even in areas previously unaffected.
