The Forest fire weather index (FWI) (French: indice forêt météo, IFM) is an estimation of the risk of wildfire computed by Météo France and the Meteorological...
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Wildfire (redirect from Forest fire)
fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire. Modern forest...
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McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) was developed in the 1960s by CSIRO scientist A. G. McArthur to measure the degree of danger of fire in Australian...
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1071/WF06086. "Haines index definition". Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2018-05-20. Forest fire weather index Wildfire modeling v t e...
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airline of the French Caribbean Future Work Index Fatalities and weighted injuries Forest fire weather index French West Indies This disambiguation page...
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The Peshtigo fire was a large forest fire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, United States, including much of the southern half of the Door...
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development Forest fire weather index, (French: indice forêt météo) a risk estimate Interaction-free measurement, in quantum mechanics Independent forest monitoring...
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Indices such as the Forest fire weather index and the Haines Index, have been developed to predict the areas more at risk of fire from natural or human...
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January 2025 Southern California wildfires (redirect from Hurst Fire)
significant fire potential". That same day, local National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts noted the potential for intense fires and issued a Fire Weather Watch...
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daily index and components that can be used for decision support. A Fire Danger Rating level takes into account current and antecedent weather, fuel types...
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Forest Fire Danger Index in Australia". Australian Meteorological Magazine. 55 (3): 183–197. "Weather and Bushfire Behaviour" (PDF). NSW Rural Fire Service...
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List of Colorado wildfires (redirect from Colorado forest fires)
Troublesome Fire, Northern Colorado. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 19, 2025. "Black Forest Fire Investigation Executive Summary 13-7655" (PDF)...
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Wildfire suppression (redirect from Success of fire suppression in northern forests)
ISBN 978-0-80-502830-0 Stocks, B. J.; R. B. Street (1983), "Forest fire weather and wildfire occurrence in the boreal forest of northwestern Ontario", Resources and Dynamics...
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The 2021 Windy Fire was a large wildfire in the Sequoia National Forest in Central California's Tulare County. Ignited by a lightning strike in the southern...
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Taiga (redirect from Boreal forest)
forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga, or boreal forest,...
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The Tinder Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,309 acres (6,600 ha) of the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona during April and May 2018...
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New England's Dark Day (category Anomalous weather)
cause of the event is believed to have been a combination of smoke from forest fires, a thick fog, and cloud cover. The darkness was so complete that candles...
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and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor", including the Camp Fire and the concurrent Woolsey Fire in Southern...
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forests are more vulnerable to fire in the spring because deciduous tree have not yet grown their leaves, which store moisture. With warmer weather happening...
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Bushfires in Australia (redirect from Australia fire)
most fire-prone regions of the world, and its predominant eucalyptus forests have evolved to thrive on the phenomenon of bushfire. However, the fires can...
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schoolhouse, and its first newspaper, the Index Miner (later the Index News), in 1899. In November 1902, a second major fire destroyed several buildings in the...
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2022 Washington wildfires (redirect from Bolt Creek Fire)
as the fire burns between Index and Skykomish". KING-TV. Cliff Mass (October 16, 2022). "Wildfires and temperatures surge". Cliff Mass weather blog. Jennifer...
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The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under...
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emissions. For example, during rush hour traffic or when there is an upwind forest fire or from a lack of dilution of air pollutants. Stagnant air, often caused...
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and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) told the Los Angeles Times that the conditions were "the perfect recipe for a large wildfire". The National Weather Service...
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emergencies, fires, evacuation orders, and other hazards sourced from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Alert System. NOAA Weather Radio...
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Controlled burn (redirect from Prescribed fire)
intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management, ecological...
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2019–20 Australian bushfire season (redirect from 2019 Australia bush fires)
several factors behind the Australian fires; others include how forests are managed and natural patterns in the weather. Lucas, C.; Hennedssy, K.; Mills,...
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2023 heat waves (category Severe weather articles needing expert attention)
led to a "very extreme" likelihood of wildfires, according to the Fire Weather Index. The heatwaves were also occurring alongside some unusually heavy...
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plantation owners and miners have set hundreds of fires in the forests to clear land during dry weather. Winds blew most of the particulates and fumes across...
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