Limited effect of COVID-19 on the 2020 fire season in Mediterranean Europe

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Authors

Víctor Resco de Dios

Abstract

In a recent study, Rodrigues et al. (2020) analyze the impact of COVID-19 on fire activity. During this year’s pandemic we have experienced extreme fire activity in many areas worldwide including Siberia (McCarty et al., 2020), western US (Pickrell and Pennisi, 2020), and different Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia or Paraguay. Interestingly, the authors argue that COVID-19 has led to a reduction in fire activity in EUMED countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece) because of the associated decrease in human activity.

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https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/caj7z

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Forest Sciences, Life Sciences

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Published: 2020-10-10 03:40

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CC-By Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International