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Wildfires have created instability within risk transfer markets. Here's a path forward by Thompson, Matthew P, Calkin, David E, MacGregor, Donald M, Young, Bryce A, Barrett, Kimiko, Fischer, Erica C, Johnson, Jesse V

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Wildfires and Respiratory Allergy by D'Amato, Gennaro, Agache, Ioana, Nadeau, Kari, Sampath, Vanitha, Akdis, Cezmi, Annesi‐Maesano, Isabella

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Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions by Prichard, Susan J., Hessburg, Paul F., Hagmann, R. Keala, Povak, Nicholas A., Dobrowski, Solomon Z., Hurteau, Matthew D., Kane, Van R., Keane, Robert E., Kobziar, Leda N., Kolden, Crystal A., North, Malcolm, Parks, Sean A., Safford, Hugh D., Stevens, Jens T., Yocom, Larissa L., Churchill, Derek J., Gray, Robert W., Huffman, David W., Lake, Frank K., Khatri-Chhetri, Pratima

“…We review science-based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient…”
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A Comparison between FARSITE and FOREFIRE by Paugam, Ronan, Sánchez, Paula, González, Irene, Carrillo, Carlos, Filippi, Jean Baptiste

“…Accurate fire spread modeling is essential for understanding and mitigating the impacts of wildfires. This study compares two fire spread models, FARSITE and…”
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The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States by Burke, Marshall, Driscoll, Anne, Heft-Neal, Sam, Xue, Jiani, Burney, Jennifer, Wara, Michael

“…Recent dramatic and deadly increases in global wildfire activity have increased attention on the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from…”
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Rescue Brazil’s burning Pantanal wetlands by Libonati, Renata, DaCamara, Carlos C., Peres, Leonardo F., Sander de Carvalho, Lino A., Garcia, Letícia C.

“…Climate extremes, poor management and lax laws are making this World Heritage Site prone to fierce fires. Researchers and governments must develop a plan to…”
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Human-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United States by Balch, Jennifer K, Bradley, Bethany A, Abatzoglou, John T, Nagy, R Chelsea, Fusco, Emily J, Mahood, Adam L

“…The economic and ecological costs of wildfire in the United States have risen substantially in recent decades. Although climate change has likely enabled a…”
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Removing dead trees will not save us from fast-moving wildfires by DellaSala, Dominick A, Buma, Brian, Leverkus, Alexandro B, Lindenmayer, David B, Müller, Jörg, Price, Karen, Six, Diana L, Zylstra, Philip, Burton, Philip J

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Analysis of Wildfire Visualization Systems for Research and Training: Are They Up for the Challenge of the Current State of Wildfires? by Cortes, Carlos A. Tirado, Thurow, Susanne, Ong, Alex, Sharples, Jason J., Bednarz, Tomasz, Stevens, Grant, Favero, Dennis Del

“…Wildfires affect many regions across the world. The accelerated progression of global warming has amplified their frequency and scale, deepening their impact…”
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Review of wildfire modeling considering effects on land surfaces by Or, Dani, Furtak-Cole, Eden, Berli, Markus, Shillito, Rose, Ebrahimian, Hamed, Vahdat-Aboueshagh, Hamid, McKenna, Sean A.

“…Wildfires are part of the natural cycle of life in vegetated regions. The apparent increase in size and frequency of recent years reflects land management…”
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THE WIDER IMPACT OF WILDFIRES: HEAT LINKED TO HUGE HAIL

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Increase in carbon monoxide observed by satellites in the Northern Hemisphere over the summers of 2008-2023, linked to an increase in wildfires by Ehret, Antoine, Turquety, Solène, George, Maya, Hadji-Lazaro, Juliette, Clerbaux, Cathy

“…Biomass burning has a significant impact on the composition of the atmosphere and climate due to large emissions of trace gases and aerosols. Previous studies…”
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Wildfire policy: law and economics perspectives by Bradshaw, Karen, Lueck, Dean

“…During the five decades since its origin, law and economics has provided an influential framework for addressing a wide array of areas of law ranging from…”
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The global wildland–urban interface by Schug, Franz, Bar-Massada, Avi, Carlson, Amanda R., Cox, Heather, Hawbaker, Todd J., Helmers, David, Hostert, Patrick, Kaim, Dominik, Kasraee, Neda K., Martinuzzi, Sebastián, Mockrin, Miranda H., Pfoch, Kira A., Radeloff, Volker C.

“…The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is where buildings and wildland vegetation meet or intermingle 1 , 2 . It is where human–environmental conflicts and risks…”
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Warming weakens the night-time barrier to global fire by Balch, Jennifer K., Abatzoglou, John T., Joseph, Maxwell B., Koontz, Michael J., Mahood, Adam L., McGlinchy, Joseph, Cattau, Megan E., Williams, A. Park

“…Night-time provides a critical window for slowing or extinguishing fires owing to the lower temperature and the lower vapour pressure deficit (VPD). However,…”
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In the wake of wildfires, toxic smoke is a lasting health concern by McDermott, Amy

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Overwintering fires in boreal forests by Scholten, Rebecca C., Jandt, Randi, Miller, Eric A., Rogers, Brendan M., Veraverbeke, Sander

“…Forest fires are usually viewed within the context of a single fire season, in which weather conditions and fuel supply can combine to create conditions…”
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Wildfire Exposure and Health Care Use Among People Who Use Durable Medical Equipment in Southern California by McBrien, Heather, Rowland, Sebastian T, Benmarhnia, Tarik, Tartof, Sara Y, Steiger, Benjamin, Casey, Joan A

“…People using electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) may be vulnerable to health effects from wildfire smoke, residence near wildfires, or…”
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Fighting fire with science by Dimitropoulos, Stav

“…Wildfires are becoming more and more frequent around the world, making expertise in the field a hot commodity. Wildfires are becoming more and more frequent…”
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