A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx
Abstract Prescribed burning (RxB) is a land management tool used widely for reducing wildfire hazard, restoring biodiversity, and managing natural resources. However, RxB can only be carried out safely and effectively under certain seasonal or weather conditions. Under climate change, shifts in the...
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| author | Alice Hsu Matthew W. Jones Jane R. Thurgood Adam J. P. Smith Rachel Carmenta John T. Abatzoglou Liana O. Anderson Hamish Clarke Stefan H. Doerr Paulo M. Fernandes Crystal A. Kolden Cristina Santín Tercia Strydom Corinne Le Quéré Davide Ascoli Marc Castellnou Johann G. Goldammer Nuno Ricardo Gracinhas Nunes Guiomar Elena A. Kukavskaya Eric Rigolot Veerachai Tanpipat Morgan Varner Youhei Yamashita Johan Baard Ricardo Barreto Javier Becerra Egbert Brunn Niclas Bergius Julia Carlsson Chad Cheney Dave Druce Andy Elliot Jay Evans Rodrigo De Moraes Falleiro Nuria Prat-Guitart J. Kevin Hiers Johannes W. Kaiser Lisa Macher Dave Morris Jane Park César Robles Rosa María Román-Cuesta Gernot Rücker Francisco Senra Lara Steil Jose Alejandro Lopez Valverde Emma Zerr |
| author_facet | Alice Hsu Matthew W. Jones Jane R. Thurgood Adam J. P. Smith Rachel Carmenta John T. Abatzoglou Liana O. Anderson Hamish Clarke Stefan H. Doerr Paulo M. Fernandes Crystal A. Kolden Cristina Santín Tercia Strydom Corinne Le Quéré Davide Ascoli Marc Castellnou Johann G. Goldammer Nuno Ricardo Gracinhas Nunes Guiomar Elena A. Kukavskaya Eric Rigolot Veerachai Tanpipat Morgan Varner Youhei Yamashita Johan Baard Ricardo Barreto Javier Becerra Egbert Brunn Niclas Bergius Julia Carlsson Chad Cheney Dave Druce Andy Elliot Jay Evans Rodrigo De Moraes Falleiro Nuria Prat-Guitart J. Kevin Hiers Johannes W. Kaiser Lisa Macher Dave Morris Jane Park César Robles Rosa María Román-Cuesta Gernot Rücker Francisco Senra Lara Steil Jose Alejandro Lopez Valverde Emma Zerr |
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| description | Abstract Prescribed burning (RxB) is a land management tool used widely for reducing wildfire hazard, restoring biodiversity, and managing natural resources. However, RxB can only be carried out safely and effectively under certain seasonal or weather conditions. Under climate change, shifts in the frequency and timing of these weather conditions are expected but analyses of climate change impacts have been restricted to select few regions partly due to a paucity of RxB records at global scale. Here, we introduce GlobalRx, a dataset including 204,517 RxB records from 1979–2023, covering 16 countries and 209 terrestrial ecoregions. For each record, we add a comprehensive suite of meteorological variables that are regularly used in RxB prescriptions by fire management agencies, such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed. We also characterise the environmental setting of each RxB, such as land cover and protected area status. GlobalRx enables the bioclimatic range of conditions suitable for RxB to be defined regionally, thus unlocking new potential to study shifting opportunities for RxB planning and implementation under future climate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f116f35509c46cdbb8e03edf65b68a32025-08-20T04:01:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-07-0112113010.1038/s41597-025-04941-wA global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRxAlice Hsu0Matthew W. Jones1Jane R. Thurgood2Adam J. P. Smith3Rachel Carmenta4John T. Abatzoglou5Liana O. Anderson6Hamish Clarke7Stefan H. Doerr8Paulo M. Fernandes9Crystal A. Kolden10Cristina Santín11Tercia Strydom12Corinne Le Quéré13Davide Ascoli14Marc Castellnou15Johann G. Goldammer16Nuno Ricardo Gracinhas Nunes Guiomar17Elena A. Kukavskaya18Eric Rigolot19Veerachai Tanpipat20Morgan Varner21Youhei Yamashita22Johan Baard23Ricardo Barreto24Javier Becerra25Egbert Brunn26Niclas Bergius27Julia Carlsson28Chad Cheney29Dave Druce30Andy Elliot31Jay Evans32Rodrigo De Moraes Falleiro33Nuria Prat-Guitart34J. Kevin Hiers35Johannes W. Kaiser36Lisa Macher37Dave Morris38Jane Park39César Robles40Rosa María Román-Cuesta41Gernot Rücker42Francisco Senra43Lara Steil44Jose Alejandro Lopez Valverde45Emma Zerr46School of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaTyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East AngliaSchool of Engineering, University of CaliforniaNational Centre for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, Cemaden, Estrada Doutor Altino Bondensan, 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, São José dos CamposFLARE Wildfire Research, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Melbourne, Grattan StCentre for Wildfire Research, Swansea UniversityCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de PradosSchool of Engineering, University of CaliforniaCentre for Wildfire Research, Swansea UniversityScientific Services, South African National Parks, Private Bag X402School of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaDepartment of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2GRAF, Catalan Fire Service. 08019 Cerdanyola del Valles, Catalonia, Spain. University of LleidaGlobal Fire Monitoring Center, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Freiburg University, Georges-Koehler-Allee 75MED, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development; CHANGE, Global Change and Sustainability, University of Évora-PMV.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - separate subdivision of the Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/28 AkademgorodokNational Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment - Research unit 0629 - 228, route de l’Aérodrome, CS 40509Upper ASEAN Wildland Fire Special Research Unit, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngamwongwan Rd, Lat Yao, ChatuchakTall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel DriveFaculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, N10, W5, Kita-ku, SapporoSouth African National Parks, Garden Route Scientific ServicesBrazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), SCEN – Trecho 2, Ed. sede do IBAMACentro de Observación y Teledetección Espacial S.A.U. - COTESA, C. de la Antracita, 7, Módulo 17, ArganzuelaDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt Naturerbe GmbH, An der Bornau 2Länsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län, 721 86 VästeråsLänsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län, 721 86 VästeråsTable Mountain National Park, South African National ParksEcological Advice, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi ParkLife and Environmental Sciences, School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of BirminghamForestry Commission, West MidlandsBrazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), SCEN – Trecho 2, Ed. sede do IBAMAPau Costa Foundation. Av. Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, 42 Esc. A Bxs 2aTexas A&M University, Natural Resources InstituteKlima- og miljøinstituttet NILUThe Queen’s House, Forestry CommissionThe Queen’s House, Forestry CommissionBanff National Park, Parks Canada AgencyNational Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), Priv. de Almendros 106, ReformaCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ICRAF Headquarters. United Nations Avenue. GigiriZEBRIS Geo-IT GmbH, Lipowskystr. 26Government of Andalucia, Palacio San TelmoPrevfogo—National Center for Wildfire Prevention and Suppression, Ibama—Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources—SCEN Trecho 2, Edifício Sede, bloco E, CepGovernment of the Principality of Asturias, Plaza de España, 6Parks Canada, 7511 Columbia AveAbstract Prescribed burning (RxB) is a land management tool used widely for reducing wildfire hazard, restoring biodiversity, and managing natural resources. However, RxB can only be carried out safely and effectively under certain seasonal or weather conditions. Under climate change, shifts in the frequency and timing of these weather conditions are expected but analyses of climate change impacts have been restricted to select few regions partly due to a paucity of RxB records at global scale. Here, we introduce GlobalRx, a dataset including 204,517 RxB records from 1979–2023, covering 16 countries and 209 terrestrial ecoregions. For each record, we add a comprehensive suite of meteorological variables that are regularly used in RxB prescriptions by fire management agencies, such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed. We also characterise the environmental setting of each RxB, such as land cover and protected area status. GlobalRx enables the bioclimatic range of conditions suitable for RxB to be defined regionally, thus unlocking new potential to study shifting opportunities for RxB planning and implementation under future climate.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04941-w |
| spellingShingle | Alice Hsu Matthew W. Jones Jane R. Thurgood Adam J. P. Smith Rachel Carmenta John T. Abatzoglou Liana O. Anderson Hamish Clarke Stefan H. Doerr Paulo M. Fernandes Crystal A. Kolden Cristina Santín Tercia Strydom Corinne Le Quéré Davide Ascoli Marc Castellnou Johann G. Goldammer Nuno Ricardo Gracinhas Nunes Guiomar Elena A. Kukavskaya Eric Rigolot Veerachai Tanpipat Morgan Varner Youhei Yamashita Johan Baard Ricardo Barreto Javier Becerra Egbert Brunn Niclas Bergius Julia Carlsson Chad Cheney Dave Druce Andy Elliot Jay Evans Rodrigo De Moraes Falleiro Nuria Prat-Guitart J. Kevin Hiers Johannes W. Kaiser Lisa Macher Dave Morris Jane Park César Robles Rosa María Román-Cuesta Gernot Rücker Francisco Senra Lara Steil Jose Alejandro Lopez Valverde Emma Zerr A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx Scientific Data |
| title | A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx |
| title_full | A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx |
| title_fullStr | A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx |
| title_full_unstemmed | A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx |
| title_short | A global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records — GlobalRx |
| title_sort | global assemblage of regional prescribed burn records globalrx |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04941-w |
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