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Our project may be over, but its legacy lives on!🔥🌍

Curious about what #FirEUrisk has done in wildfire management and the outcomes of our work over the past 4 years? Check out our final video!

And thanks for being part of the journey! 👏🏾
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🔥 How will climate & land-use change impact #wildfire risk in Europe? 🌍

Join our webinar on the 31st to explore future projections & policy opportunities in the EU. 🔥📅

🔗 Register here 🔽
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"We still need to work together," reminded the General Coordinator, Prof. Domingos Xavier Viegas on the 2nd day of our Plenary Meeting. 🔥 The commitment to improving #wildfire management is crucial, all #FirEUrisk partners will ensure this project leaves a lasting legacy. 🌍

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We must ensure our project and all the other projects from #EuFireProjectsUnited leave a legacy so the EU Commission can lead & drive real impact.🔥

Yesterday, we also had end users & stakeholders sharing key insights on what still needs to be done! The work must go on!📢

🔥 Tomorrow marks our 9th & final Plenary Meeting in Alcalá, Spain!

Two days to reflect on four years of lessons, achievements & lasting impact in #wildfire research.

Stay tuned for key takeaways! 🌍👇🏾
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Join our next FirEUrisk webinar! 🔥🌍 Discover new tools for wildfire risk assessment:

📊 Integrated Risk Index datasets
🖥️ Open Platform & Viewer
📱 Mobile App & WIKI
📅 10th March 11:00 CET

Understanding climate scenarios and data for wildfire studies Key concepts and best practices

🔥 Want to improve your wildfire research with climate data? Join our training on "Understanding Climate Scenarios & Data for Wildfire Studies" on February 25! 🌍📆

Learn key concepts, best practices, & hands-on data processing. Sign up now⬇️
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Managing & living with wildfires in Europe: Highlights on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management from FirEUrisk & SILVANUS EU Horizon projects - FirEUrisk Check out the agendas for our next two webinars co-organised by the FirEUrisk and SILVANUS EU Horizons projects. The webinars focus on sharing the best practices for living and managing wildfires in E...

🔥 Don’t forget! This Friday is our second webinar with SilvanusProject!

We’ll discuss fuel-relevant land management strategies within an Integrated Fire Management (IFM) approach. 🌿

✅ Have you registered yet? Do it on our website: fireurisk.eu/event/managi...

Managing & living with wildfires in Europe: Highlights on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management from FirEUrisk & SILVANUS EU Horizon projects - FirEUrisk Check out the agendas for our next two webinars co-organised by the FirEUrisk and SILVANUS EU Horizons projects. The webinars focus on sharing the best practices for living and managing wildfires in E...

🔥 Our webinar "Managing & Living with Wildfires in Europe" is coming up! 🌍🔥

The agendas are ready—take a look at what we’ll be discussing and seize the opportunity to register now!

🔗 Check the details and sign up here👇
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Managing & living with wildfires in Europe: Highlights on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management from FirEUrisk & SILVANUS EU Horizon projects - FirEUrisk Check out the agendas for our next two webinars co-organised by the FirEUrisk and SILVANUS EU Horizons projects. The webinars focus on sharing the best practices for living and managing wildfires in E...

🔥 Join us for 2 insightful webinars on wildfire risk management in Europe!

FirEUrisk & SilvanusProject will share strategies for integrated wildfire management.

📅 Feb 6 (12:00-13:30 CET) & Feb 14 (12:00-14:00 CET)

Check out the agendas & register here ⬇️
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The unexpected danger from ‘ember storms’ during severe wildfires Understanding the erratic behaviour of wind and embers at fire fronts could save lives.

🔥🌪️ Ember storms, rivers of burning embers near the ground, pose a hidden threat during wildfires, igniting homes from unexpected sides. UNSW Canberra research suggests redesigning fire-prone areas to disrupt embers and save lives.

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🧠🔥 Researchers from @PennNeurology found long-term wildfire smoke exposure raises dementia risk by 18%. Tracking 1.2M+ people, they discovered a 1 mg/m³ rise in smoke particles significantly increases diagnosis odds.

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Social media is a growing vehicle for climate misinformation Research shows that social media influencers can shape climate denialism around the world.

🔥📱 Social media plays a crucial role in sharing information during crises like wildfires, but misinformation can create confusion when clear communication is needed most. How can we ensure reliable updates in times of need?

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Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires - Nature Data collected from more than 2,000 taxa provide an unparalleled opportunity to quantify how extreme wildfires affect biodiversity, revealing that the largest effects on plants and animals were in…

🐨Australia’s 2019-20 megafires burnt over 10M hectares, but their biodiversity impacts are complex to assess. Don Driscoll and 100+ researchers compiled the largest dataset of post-fire responses, covering 2,000+ species. Explore their findings ⬇️

Webinar on integrated wildfire risk management strategy (IWRM) for Europe - FirEUrisk In the FirEUrisk Project, we are committed to developing a “Conceptual framework for integrating risk assessment, reduction and adaptation”, to be tested and applied at local, regional, national and/o...

🌍🔥 Join us next week for a webinar on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management Strategy (IWRM) for Europe!

📅 Date: 21st January
⏰ Time: 10 AM CET

Learn about our science-based approach to wildfire risk management and share your insights!

🔗 More info & registration:
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Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per year — study – DW – 11/28/2024 A new Lancet study has linked heart and respiratory illnesses to air pollution from forest fires and controlled burning of cropland. China, India, Nigeria and Indonesia were among the worst-hit…

Wildfire air pollution is linked to 1.5 million deaths annually, according to new research in @thelancet.bsky.social . This highlights the urgent need to tackle the health and environmental impacts of increasing wildfire activity.

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YouTube video by FirEUrisk Meet FirEUrisk - A unified European response to extreme wildfires

#Wildires are increasingly common in new areas, but also more severe and frequent in areas where they have occurred for thousands of years.

Watch our video to discover what we at the #FirEUrisk project are doing to respond to this hazard! 🔥
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FirEUrisk Training 2 - New challenges for responders The third #FIREURISK training event (held on line the 8-11-2024) addressed Europe’s growing challenges with extreme #fires and wildland-urban interface (WUI)...

🔴 Missed our last training event on extreme fires and wildland-urban interface management?

No worries! Watch it now on YouTube to learn how responders are addressing these new challenges—or revisit it to refresh your knowledge 👇

A high-fidelity ensemble simulation framework for interrogating wildland-fire behaviour and benchmarking machine learning models Background Wildfire research uses ensemble methods to analyse fire behaviours and assess uncertainties. Nonetheless, current research methods are either confined to simple models or complex…

🔥💻 Researchers developed a high-fidelity #wildfire simulation framework to study fire behaviour and risks. 117 simulations revealed how wind and slope affect fire spread, improving predictions. Learn more 👇

LA Palisades wildfires live updates: Thousands flee three wildfires as forecasters warn worst is yet to come Witnesses describe homes being

🚨 LA residents are still facing terrifying wildfires isolating the city. Unfortunately, the danger isn’t over yet. Stay informed and alert—follow civil protection updates on news and social media.

Read more here⬇️
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Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them Emergency, public health and climate action plans rarely mention deliberately lit fires and how to prevent them. And there are few services for offenders to stop them lighting fires again.

28% of bushfires in south-east Australia are deliberately lit, and the trend is international.
However, most action plans against wildfires don’t take this type of cause into consideration.

🛑 How could we prevent them?

🙍 Who lights these fires & why?

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#FirEUrisk’s New Year Resolutions:

🔥 Assess wildfire vulnerability, considering both environmental and community impacts
📊 Predict fire risks using advanced models
🌍 Adapt strategies to deal with the challenges of a changing climate

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Dissecting risk to prevent extreme wildfires - FirEUrisk Dissecting risk to prevent extreme wildfires A unified European response to an increasing hazard Dissecting risk to prevent extreme wildfires A unified European response to an increasing hazard

A Fire-Safe New Year’s Resolution. This coming year, join us in making our landscapes fire-resilient. #FirEUrisk is working across Europe to turn resolutions into action! 🔥🌲

FirEUrisk 2024 Wrapped - FirEUrisk As 2024 comes to an end, we approach the completion of the FirEUrisk project. Reflecting on the year, we acknowledge the significant progress made in wildfire management strategies. However, continued...

As 2024 ends, we’re proud of #FirEUrisk’s achievements in wildfire management, thanks to our dedicated partners. Ready for the final stretch in 2025? 🎯 Catch our recap and highlights here ⬇️

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🎄On Christmas Day, domestic fires rise by 12%, often due to tree lights and candles. Stay safe and avoid risks this season! Wishing you some joyful and fire-free holidays from the #FirEUrisk team! ✨ 🎁

Annual grass invasions and wildfire deplete ecosystem carbon storage by >50% to resistant base levels - Communications Earth & Environment In the semiarid rangelands of the western US, the annual grass invasion and wildfire depleted the soil carbon in deep horizons and led to ecosystem carbon loss across 400,000 hectares, according to…

🌱🔥 A vicious cycle of invasive grasses and #wildfires is reducing soil carbon by 50% in drylands. Fires burn carbon stored in the soil, allowing grasses to thrive and fueling more fires. Restoring native plants could help break this cycle.

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Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding The transition zone where unoccupied wildlands meet developed areas increased globally by about 35 percent from 2000 to 2020.

🔥🏠 Fire-prone areas are rapidly expanding, putting communities at greater #risk. As #wildfires continue to spread into new regions, we need stronger measures to protect people and property from the devastating impacts 🚨

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🔥🌲 #FirEUrisk partners from RISE Research Institutes are studying boreal fuel consumption in experimental fires.

Their research is assessing what burns during the flaming vs. smouldering phases, improving fire intensity models and smoke predictions. Essential for more realistic fuel models.

📑 New study co-authored by Stefan Doerr reveals 60% increase in global CO2 emissions from wildfires this century.

Boreal forest fires are rapidly increasing, not only in frequency but also in severity! The reason behind? Anthropogenic #ClimateChange. More 👇

How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods Floods and other extreme weather events are happening more often because of climate change.

🔥 Heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires are growing more extreme as #ClimateChange intensifies their impact. This deadly combination is causing widespread destruction, with urgent calls for stronger fire prevention and adaptation strategies.

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