Open AccessAnalysis of the Fickle Fires in Global Regions
Author(s) -
Leyan Yu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/801/1/012013
Subject(s) - boreal , northern hemisphere , geography , climatology , southern hemisphere , physical geography , fire history , taiga , fire regime , temperate climate , east asia , range (aeronautics) , westerlies , vegetation (pathology) , precipitation , climate change , geology , oceanography , ecology , ecosystem , china , forestry , archaeology , meteorology , medicine , materials science , pathology , composite material , biology
Forest fires occur in a wide range with distinctive fire elements, including fire size, expansion, speed and duration. To investigate when and where fire occurs in recent years and how the four factors differ in various regions, we here to analyse the chronological and terrestrial distribution of these fires, seeing the tendency to change four main fire elements. We focus on fourteen regions, including BONA (Boreal North America), TENA (Temperate North America), CEAM (Central America), NHSA (Northern Hemisphere South America), SHSA (Southern Hemisphere South America), EURO (Europe), MIDE (Middle East), NHAF (Northern Hemisphere Africa), SHAF (Southern Hemisphere Africa), CEAS (Central Asia), SEAS (Southeast Asia), EQAS (Equatorial Asia), AUST (Australia and New Zealand), BOAS (Boreal Asia. We finally conclude that the high level of precipitation, decrease in vegetation coverage and human intervention account for the decreasing fires in NHAF, SHAF, CEAS, NHSA. We also confirm that the increasing fires in BONA, TENA and MIDE are because of the rising temperature globally or more specifically, in these areas.