[HTML][HTML] Understanding future changes to fires in southern Europe and their impacts on the wildland-urban interface
A Ganteaume, R Barbero, M Jappiot, E Maillé - Journal of safety science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Southern Europe is a highly fire-prone region where extreme fires have often disastrous
consequences on both structures and people. Human activities and fire weather conditions …
consequences on both structures and people. Human activities and fire weather conditions …
Wildfire detection using transfer learning on augmented datasets
MJ Sousa, A Moutinho, M Almeida - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
Wildfire detection is a time-critical application as the difficulty to pinpoint ignition locations in
a short time-frame often leads to the escalation of the severity of fire events. This problem …
a short time-frame often leads to the escalation of the severity of fire events. This problem …
The Impact on Structures of the Pedrógão Grande Fire Complex in June 2017 (Portugal)
LM Ribeiro, A Rodrigues, D Lucas, DX Viegas - Fire, 2020 - mdpi.com
On 17 June 2017, one of the most dramatic and destructive wildfires in Portugal's History
started, formed by a complex of at least five wildfires that merged together burning more than …
started, formed by a complex of at least five wildfires that merged together burning more than …
[PDF][PDF] Wildfires and WUI fire fatalities
Smoke emissions from the extreme wildfire events in central Portugal in October 2017
AP Fernandes, D Lopes, S Sorte… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
In the last decades, numerous large forest fires have been recorded in Portugal. On 15 and
16 October 2017, seven extreme wildfires events (EWEs) took place in the central region of …
16 October 2017, seven extreme wildfires events (EWEs) took place in the central region of …
Is early evacuation the best and only strategy to protect and mitigate the effects of forest fires in WUI areas? A qualitative research on the residents' response during …
Abstract Greece, a South-East European country located in the Mediterranean basin, faces
every year disastrous and occasionally fatal forest fires. During the 2021 fire season and …
every year disastrous and occasionally fatal forest fires. During the 2021 fire season and …
The 2017 extreme wildfires events in Portugal through the perceptions of volunteer and professional firefighters
This study aimed to explore differences in the perceptions of professional and voluntary
firefighters regarding the extreme wildfire events that occurred in Portugal in 2017. We …
firefighters regarding the extreme wildfire events that occurred in Portugal in 2017. We …
Broadening the scope of anthropogenic influence in extreme event attribution
As extreme event attribution (EEA) matures, explaining the impacts of extreme events has
risen to be a key focus for attribution scientists. Studies of this type usually assess the …
risen to be a key focus for attribution scientists. Studies of this type usually assess the …
Understanding building resistance to wildfires: a multi-factor approach
A Samora-Arvela, J Aranha, F Correia, DM Pinto… - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
In terms of researching fire-related structure loss, various factors can affect structure survival
during a wildfire. This paper aims to assess which factors were determinants in house …
during a wildfire. This paper aims to assess which factors were determinants in house …
[PDF][PDF] The climatology of extreme wildfires in Portugal, 1980–2018: Contributions to forecasting and preparedness
Available research has extensively examined the spatiotemporal patterns of fire-weather
regime in Portugal, but a comprehensive climatology of extreme wildfires is still under …
regime in Portugal, but a comprehensive climatology of extreme wildfires is still under …