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Post of the month 06/2021: Coral Salvador

About me: My name is Coral Salvador, being PhD from the University of Vigo (UVIGO), a member of EPhysLab (Environmental Physics Laboratory) group. I received a predoctoral scholarship from UVIGO, and during my predoctoral stage, I was also integrated into the National School of Public Health at the Carlos III National Institute of Health in […]

Minimal effect of prescribed burning on fire spread rate and intensity in savanna ecosystems

Soil erosion is enhanced by wildfire, mainly due to the loss of vegetation cover and changes in soil properties. After wildfires, there is a need to control the non-sustainable soil and water losses.

Bridging the gap between fire ecology and fire behaviour – 2022 Summer school in Barcelona

Summer school Bridging the gap between fire ecology and fire behaviour Barcelona, 13th – 17th June 2022 Summary Fire ecology and fire behaviour scientists have been working independently on the understanding of wildfires for a long time, but the mutual benefits that the ones could bring to the others are uncountable. Due to this, an [...]

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3 days ago

Paul says Mask It or Casket @idealust

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@pmagn: @dwallacewells It's devastating the global north too, but we haven't run out of money yet.. that's coming soon though..
North America 👉#California #fires, #hurricane Harvey & Sandy, east coast #SLR, prairie #floods & #heatwaves.
👉Europe & #France #heatwave #drought #wildfires, German #floods

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Climate Watcher 🌞 @pmagn

@dwallacewells It's devastating the global north too, but we haven't run out of money yet.. that's coming soon though..
North America 👉#California #fires, #hurricane Harvey & Sandy, east coast #SLR, prairie #floods & #heatwaves.
👉Europe & #France #heatwave #drought #wildfires, German #floods

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@Bewickwren: In total, approximately 71.8 million #homes have some level of #wildfire #risk in 2022, growing by 11.1% to 79.8 million by 2050, owing to the impact of a changing climate. https://t.co/tUPaT7rqJu

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@Plan_Prep_Live: A good reason to mask up with wildfire smoke. Research found that people who lived within 50 kilometres of a wildfire in the past 10 years were 10 per cent more likely to develop brain tumours and five per cent more likely to have lung cancer. 😷 #wildfire https://t.co/5WPQk1Jwj0

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