Impact of human factors on wildfire occurrence in Mississippi, United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.011
Abstract: Fires have important ecological and socioeconomic effects in fire-prone regions globally. Human-caused wildfires often pose considerable safety and environmental hazards, and can result in sizeable economic losses. This study analyzed the relative importance of temporal,… read more here.
Keywords: caused wildfires; incendiary wildfires; human caused; debris burning ... See more keywords
The potential role of actively open-minded thinking in preventing motivated reasoning about controversial science
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.06.001
Abstract: Abstract Ideologically motivated rejection of scientific evidence can be harmful to individuals and society, especially regarding consequential issues like climate change. A growing base of evidence suggests a cognitive style known as Actively Open-Minded Thinking… read more here.
Keywords: open minded; minded thinking; human caused; actively open ... See more keywords
COVID‐19 Fueled an Elevated Number of Human‐Caused Ignitions in the Western United States During the 2020 Wildfire Season
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DOI: 10.1029/2024ef005744
Abstract: The area burned in the western United States during the 2020 fire season was the greatest in the modern era. Here we show that the number of human‐caused fires in 2020 also was elevated, nearly… read more here.
Keywords: season; number; human caused; caused ignitions ... See more keywords
The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220030120
Abstract: Mitigating human-caused mortality for large carnivores is a pressing global challenge for wildlife conservation. However, mortality is almost exclusively studied at local (within-population) scales creating a mismatch between our understanding of risk and the spatial… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; caused mortality; human caused; mortality ... See more keywords
The climate change crisis: A call for action by Past Presidents of the American Fisheries Society
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DOI: 10.1093/fshmag/vuaf074
Abstract: We, AFS Past Presidents, assert human- caused climate change must be combatted now if we wish to conserve the world’s aquatic ecosystems and fisheries. Failing to respond to efforts restricting climate change research, scientific knowledge… read more here.
Keywords: human caused; climate change; past presidents; change ... See more keywords
The Efficacy of Red Flag Warnings in Mitigating Human-Caused Wildfires across the Western United States
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DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-24-0120.1
Abstract: Red flag warnings (RFWs) are issued by the US National Weather Service to alert fire and emergency response agencies of weather conditions that are conducive to extreme wildfire growth. Distinct from most weather warnings that… read more here.
Keywords: human caused; united states; western united; red flag ... See more keywords
Greenwashing of Local Government: The Human-Caused Risks in the Process of Environmental Information Disclosure in China
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DOI: 10.3390/su12166329
Abstract: The increasing occurrences of greenwashing pose great risks to environmental protection. The current studies mainly focused on corporate greenwashing, and few paid attention to the greenwashing of the local government (GLG), thus lacking methods to… read more here.
Keywords: greenwashing local; information; local government; information disclosure ... See more keywords