Applicability of UAVs in detecting and monitoring burning residue of paddy crops with IoT Integration: A step towards greener environment

A Sharma, PK Singh - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The disposal of paddy-based residue in some parts of Indian north-western states,
particularly in Punjab and Haryana, has emerged as a significant issue, leading farmers to …

Spatio-temporal patterns of wildfires in Siberia during 2001–2020

O Tomshin, V Solovyev - Geocarto International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Siberia is one of the most fire-prone regions of northern Eurasia and also the region with the
greatest warming in the Eastern Hemisphere over the last decades. In this study …

Study of air contamination in Iraq using remotely sensed Data and GIS

HJ Jumaah, MH Ameen, S Mahmood… - Geocarto …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study is an effort to spatially assess the air quality in Iraq. A statistical model was
applied to predict air quality and determine the relationships of air pollutants with the Air …

The Forest Fire Dynamic Change Influencing Factors and the Impacts on Gross Primary Productivity in China

L Feng, W Zhou - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forest fire as a common disturbance has an important role in the terrestrial ecosystem
carbon cycling. However, the causes and impacts of longtime burned areas on carbon …

On the geopolitics of fire, conflict and land in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

L Eklund, AM Abdi, A Shahpurwala, P Dinc - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is limited understanding of the geopolitics of fire, conflict, and land, for example, how
conflict and fire are related and how conflict impacts the biophysical environment. Since …

Scorched earth tactics of the “Islamic State” after its loss of territory: intentional burning of farmland in Iraq and Syria

H Jaafar, L Sujud, E Woertz - Regional Environmental Change, 2022 - Springer
Recent literature shows increasing interest in analyzing causes of what was referred to as
“unusual” fires in Iraq and Syria in 2019. Here, we examine the causes of uncontrolled and …

Contribution of biophysical and climate variables to the spatial distribution of wildfires in Iran

K Shojaeizadeh, M Ahmadi… - Journal of Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
This study investigated the relationship between climate and biophysical variables in burned
areas in Iran. The fire burned area (FBA) product (Fire CCI 5.1. 1), land surface temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Fires as collateral or means of war: challenges of environmental peacebuilding in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

L Eklund, P Dinc - Ecology and Society, 2024 - ecologyandsociety.org
Environmental peacebuilding broadly refers to how sustainable management of natural
resources can support prevention, mitigation, and resolution of conflict, as well as recovery …

Fire Regime Analysis in Lebanon (2001–2020): Combining Remote Sensing Data in a Scarcely Documented Area

G Majdalani, N Koutsias, G Faour, J Adjizian-Gerard… - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fire is a recurrent disturbance in Mediterranean ecosystems. Data assemblage from forest
fire services can provide useful information for understanding climate controls on daily fire …

Influence of precipitation and temperature on burned areas in the agricultural and cattle ranching frontier of the Brazilian Amazon

RM Moreira, RA Martins - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
Fire occurrence, intensity, and spread are highly influenced by climatic variables. This study
investigates the correlation between burned area, precipitation, and temperature in …