Spain’s building codes and forest management plans do not properly protect homes built in or near wooded areas.
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Spain spends huge sums on controlling and putting out wildfires, but often overlooks prevention.
A spark may start a fire, but systems decide whether it becomes a disaster. The Swiss New Year’s blaze shows what happens when they fail.
Proper forest management can boost rural economies, and prevents fires from starting in the first place.
Uncertainty from Washington along with staff and budget cuts have created turmoil for the US Forest Service’s fire management efforts.
In a new study, the authors discuss the role that poor forest management in protected areas, commercial plantations and fuel condition play in the spread of fire.
Last year, 3,500 Americans were killed by house fires. A former fire and explosion investigator has 10 tips to keep you and your children safe this holiday season.
Most fires are started by humans, but warmer and drier summers will mean a small spark will more easily turn into a serious fire.
A fire scientist offers a six-point strategy for preventing wildfires and living safely in flammable landscapes.
Relatively little has changed since the Black Saturday tragedy. It is as though Australia suffers amnesia when it comes to bushfire preparedness.
Despite the hype around hazard reduction burning this week, evidence shows the measure does not necessarily reduce the bushfire risk.
There are physical, cultural and legal reasons why fire prevention measures didn’t avert the tragedy at the Grenfell Tower – and other buildings are still at risk.
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Catedrático. Estructuras Arquitectónicas y Construcción con Madera. Cátedra Madera, Universidad de Navarra
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Catedrático en instalaciones y sistemas energéticos en arquitectura y urbanismo, Universidad de Navarra
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Professor of Climate Change Science, Director of the Walker Institute, University of Reading
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor in Bushfire Behaviour, School of Agriculture, The University of Melbourne
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Catedrático de Ingeniería Forestal y Cambio Global, Universitat de Lleida
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Investigador Predoctoral, UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Profesor de incendios forestales, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
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Bushfire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of West Virginia University-Fire Service Extension, West Virginia University
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Profesor Titular en Análisis Geográfico Regional, Universidad de Zaragoza; AXA Research Fund
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Chercheur postdoctoral sur les incendies de forêts, Inrae
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Catedrática de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela