Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand

Hamish Clarke; Rachael H. Nolan; Victor Resco De Dios; Ross Bradstock; Anne Griebel; Shiva Khanal; Matthias M. Boer

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34966-3

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand

Hamish Clarke,
Rachael H. Nolan,
Victor Resco De Dios,
Ross Bradstock,
Anne Griebel,
Shiva Khanal,
Matthias M. Boer

Affiliations

Hamish Clarke: Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfire, Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, University of Wollongong
Rachael H. Nolan: NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub
Victor Resco De Dios: Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, Universitat de Lleida
Ross Bradstock: Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfire, Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, University of Wollongong
Anne Griebel: NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub
Shiva Khanal: Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Matthias M. Boer: Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34966-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Rising forest flammability could become a major public health issue and amplify climate change via feedbacks on the carbon cycle. Here the authors identify daily fuel moisture thresholds associated with increased fire risk in earth’s forests.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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