Implications of changing climate for global wildland fire

• Published in: International journal of wildland fire Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 483 - 507
• Main Authors: Flannigan, Mike D, Krawchuk, Meg A, de Groot, William J, Wotton, B. Mike, Gowman, Lynn M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing 01.01.2009
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; area; climate change; climatic factors; fire intensity; fire severity; forest fires; frequency; future fire activity; gas emissions; greenhouse gases; literature reviews; spatial data; weather; wildfires; wildland fire management; wildland-urban interface

Wildland fire is a global phenomenon, and a result of interactions between climate-weather, fuels and people. Our climate is changing rapidly primarily through the release of greenhouse gases that may have profound and possibly unexpected impacts on global fire activity. The present paper reviews th...