As fire events become more intense and frequent, the urgency for effective and proactive fire science grows. The FLARE (Fire science Learning AcRoss the Earth System) Working Group, consisting of scientists from 14 countries and various disciplines, has produced a white paper to address the complexities of fire science from a holistic perspective. This paper …
ESA’s World Fire Atlas, an essential tool in wildfire monitoring, keeps detecting and mapping active fires globally since 2019 thanks to the SLSTR sensor aboard Sentinel-3. The tool already counted 258 fires in Canada in 2024 up to 13 May. At the same time, the extent of air pollution caused by these wildfires are highlighted …
The European Space Agency (ESA) is delighted to announce the reopening of the Sentinel-3A World Fire Atlas, now upscaled at global level, providing the latest data on fire occurrences since June 2016. Following a successful prototyping phase in summer 2019, during which it supported European civil protection agencies and firefighter forces, the Atlas is now …
Landscape fires, whether natural or human-induced, have a key impact on the Earth system via the release of pollutants, greenhouse gases and aerosols, affecting human health and climate. Over the next decades their role may increase related to drier and warmer conditions, exacerbating biome shifts and lowering biodiversity. In addition, this may provide one of …
The SeasFire project, funded by the ESA, is taking an innovative approach to predicting seasonal wildfire patterns in Europe. SeasFire uses cutting-edge technology, such as modern deep learning models and Earth Observation data, to explore the spatio-temporal connections between atmospheric conditions and fire regimes to gain valuable insights into predicting potential wildfires. The project aligns …
“I want to express my gratitude to the LFP programme and my managers in particular. The kind support I have received during these 24 months has been fundamental to the success of PYROPLANKTON in a particularly complex period at home regarding the work-family balance. I also strongly appreciate the programme’s genuine interest in supporting fundamental …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Joan Llort. In recent years, exceptionally large wildfires have been recorded in Australia, California, the Mediterranean region, and the Arctic. While there exists an established research effort on how Climate Change is leading these megafires and on how they are affecting land ecosystems, recent observations show that …
The Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation (AI4EO) Wildfires project began in December 2020 and run for 8 months, focussing on developing and demonstrating a burned area (BA) mapping service that combines EO data, specifically Sentinel-2 optical data, with an AI-enabled algorithm. The project consortium is led by CGI UK, utilising their legacy of developing cloud-based …
