Fire weather indices tailored to regional patterns outperform global models

Abstract Fire weather indices (FWIs) are widely used to assess wildfire risk, but are typically designed for specific regions and not adapted globally. Here, we present a systematic effort to generate country-specific FWIs that capture regional fire-weather patterns. We evaluate three widely used in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Assaf Shmuel, Teddy Lazebnik, Eyal Heifetz, Oren Glickman, Colin Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Natural Hazards
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-025-00126-y
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items