Climate teleconnections modulate global burned area

Adrián Cardil (), Marcos Rodrigues, Mario Tapia, Renaud Barbero, Joaquin Ramírez, Cathelijne R. Stoof, Carlos Alberto Silva, Midhun Mohan and Sergio de-Miguel ()
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Adrián Cardil: Joint Research Unit CTFC—AGROTECNIO—CERCA
Marcos Rodrigues: University of Zaragoza
Mario Tapia: Technosylva Inc
Renaud Barbero: Aix-Marseille University
Joaquin Ramírez: Technosylva Inc
Cathelijne R. Stoof: Wageningen University
Carlos Alberto Silva: University of Florida
Midhun Mohan: University of California-Berkeley
Sergio de-Miguel: Joint Research Unit CTFC—AGROTECNIO—CERCA

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Climate teleconnections (CT) remotely influence weather conditions in many regions on Earth, entailing changes in primary drivers of fire activity such as vegetation biomass accumulation and moisture. We reveal significant relationships between the main global CTs and burned area that vary across and within continents and biomes according to both synchronous and lagged signals, and marked regional patterns. Overall, CTs modulate 52.9% of global burned area, the Tropical North Atlantic mode being the most relevant CT. Here, we summarized the CT-fire relationships into a set of six global CT domains that are discussed by continent, considering the underlying mechanisms relating weather patterns and vegetation types with burned area across the different world’s biomes. Our findings highlight the regional CT-fire relationships worldwide, aiming to further support fire management and policy-making.

Date: 2023
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