Forested environments are subject to large and high intensity unplanned fire events, owing
to, among other factors, the high quantity and complex structure of fuel in these …

Wildfires have been systematically studied from the early 1950s, with significant progress in
the applied computational methodologies during the 21st century. However, modern …

The realm of wildland fire science encompasses both wild and prescribed fires. Most of the
research in the broader field has focused on wildfires, however, despite the prevalence of …

Abstract The recent bushfires (2019–2020) in New South Wales (NSW) Australia were
catastrophic by claiming human and animal lives, affecting ecosystems, destroying …

Fire has been part of the natural environment of south-eastern Australia for tens of millions of
years. Aboriginal people used fire selectively, with skill, for many reasons. The removal of …

Fire plays a role in the vast majority of terrestrial ecosystems. Researchers have discovered
that the negative effects of prescribed fire on soil, water and vegetation are transitory, and …

Climate change is leading to a rise in the occurrence and intensity of wildfires, exacerbated
by the growing encroachment of communities into the natural environment, posing …

Reliable and accurate models of the speed of a wildfire front as it moves across the
landscape are essential for the timely prediction of its propagation, to devise suitable …

Eucalypts, especially blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus), have been extensively planted in
Portugal and nowadays dominate most of its forest landscapes. Large-scale forestation …

Prediction of wildfire propagation plays a crucial role in reducing the impacts of such events.
Various machine learning (ML) approaches, namely Support Vector Regression (SVR) …