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Environmental factors affecting wildfire-burned areas in southeastern France, 1970–2019
Christos Bountzouklis
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UMR CNRS 7300 ESPACE, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice 06204, France
Dennis M. Fox
UMR CNRS 7300 ESPACE, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice 06204, France
Elena Di Bernardino
UMR CNRS 7351 LJAD, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice 06108, France
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The study addresses the evolution of burned areas in southeastern France from 1970 to 2019 through the scope of a firefighting policy shift in 1994 that resulted in a significant decrease in the burned area. Regions with large fires were particularly impacted, whereas, in other areas, the fires remained frequent and occurred closer to built-up zones. Environmental characteristics such as south-facing slopes and low vegetation (bushes) are increasingly associated with burned areas.
The study addresses the evolution of burned areas in southeastern France from 1970 to 2019...
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