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Wildfire ignition probability in Belgium
Arthur Depicker
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent
University, Ghent, Belgium
Bernard De Baets
Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent
University, Ghent, Belgium
Jan Marcel Baetens
Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent
University, Ghent, Belgium
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Short summary
In recent years, several valuable nature reserves in Belgium have been severely damaged by wildfires. In order to optimize risk management and prepare for a possibly increasing number of such events, the first wildfire ignition probability map is developed for Belgium, based on data that were obtained from the government and newspaper articles. We find that most ignitions occur in the provinces of Limburg and Antwerp and that most causes are of anthropogenic nature (such as military exercises).
In recent years, several valuable nature reserves in Belgium have been severely damaged by...
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