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    Advances in the global observation of wildfires – using European satellites for real-time mapping the location and radiative strength of landscape burning from space

    17th July, 20 / Latest News

    Image: Sentinel-3B SLSTR Night Time FRP – Data on active fires from the European SLSTR instrument now joins that from the US MODIS instrument in providing daily mapping of the strength if fires worldwide. The image shows the extent of fires detected in a single month. Satellite Earth observation (EO) of landscape burning is a […]

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    Record heat wave in Siberia has far-flung consequences (13 July 2020)

    13th July, 20 / In the Media

    “Oil spills, intense heat waves, smoldering wildfires and thawing permafrost: Siberia is experiencing the destructive effects of climate change. And scientists say if action isn’t taken soon, it’s only going to get worse”. Imperial’s Prof Guillermo Rein spoke to DW news about peatfires in Siberia. Image: A dry grass fire in Siberia, about 75 kilometers […]

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    Firewise Communities – helping neighbourhoods prepare and respond to wildfires

    29th June, 20 / Latest News

    Photo: Fire at Upton Heath, Dorset, in 2011 adjacent to the Dorset Firewise community just prior to their evacuation. Photo Credit: Urban Heaths Partnership Last year, Firewise Communities launched in Dorset as part of a new UK initiative to provide community guidance and support for preparing and responding to wildfires. Dr Adriana Ford, our Centre […]

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    PhD Studentship: The complexity of adopting environmental management, conservation and restoration initiatives within fire-prone landscapes

    24th June, 20 / Opportunities

    Project description There is a global push to better manage, conserve and restore ecosystems to mitigate the climate and biodiversity crisis. For example, restoration targets such as the Bonn challenge – aiming to restore 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030 – encourage widespread forest restoration. At the same time, the frequency […]

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    PhD Studentship: Incentives, Politics, Policies and Wildfire

    12th June, 20 / Opportunities

    Project Description Wildfire and human activity interact in complex ways. Identifying the mechanisms through which human behaviour influences wildfire outcomes is crucial for developing effective mitigation and adaptation policies, especially given the uncertainty introduced by the changing climate. This project will add to the understanding of the human drivers of wildfire. The candidate will develop […]

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    PhD Studentship: Long-term interactions between vegetation, fire and human impact in Guyana

    11th June, 20 / Opportunities

    Applications are invited for a four year fully funded PhD in Tropical Palaeoecology within the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society. The Project The studentship will be based in the Department of Geography, RHUL and supervised by Dr. Daniele Colombaroli, Centre for Quaternary Research (CQR), Prof. Jay Mistry, Associate Director of the Leverhulme Centre […]

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    PhD Studentship in Environmental Science: The impact of anthropogenic land-use changes on fire regimes during the Holocene

    28th May, 20 / Opportunities

    Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD on the impact of anthropogenic land-use changes on fire regimes during the Holocene, based at the University of Reading Department/School: Geography & Environmental Science/ School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, Reading Supervisor: Professor Sandy P. Harrison Project Overview: Land-use change has been one of the major […]

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    London NERC DTP NPIF PhD Studentship: Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing of Landscape Fire Properties

    27th May, 20 / Opportunities

    Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD in the Remote Sensing of Landscape Fire, to be based in the Department of Geography, King’s College London. Funded by the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) and delivered through the London NERC London DTP, the PhD relates to the NPIF themes of transformative digital technologies, satellites/space technologies, […]

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    New study using state-of-the-art fire-vegetation models estimates a 10% global reduction in tree covered area and vegetation carbon storage due to fire

    26th May, 20 / Latest News

    Terrestrial ecosystems, particularly large forests, represent an important source of carbon uptake and storage, but their capacity to do so can be impacted by the occurrence of fire. Other factors, such as drought and herbivory also interact within ecosystems, making it difficult to determine to what extent fire impacts the carbon cycle, and therefore how […]

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    With the threat of wildfires increasing, how is the UK’s response being coordinated?

    21st May, 20 / Latest News

    Photo: Paul Hedley, Chief Fire Officer of Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service The UK is not a wildfire hotspot, when compared to places such as the Mediterranean or Australia, yet wildfires still pose a threat to life, health and property. This risk is only likely to grow with climate change, with wildfires increasing in frequency […]

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