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Impact of using lightweight eco-bricks as enclosures for individual houses of one story on zones of high seismicity
(Inst. de Ciencias de la Construccion Eduardo Torroja, 2017)
Mathematical modelling of temperature profile of volcanic soils affected by an external thermal impact
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2006)
In this work, the soil temperature at depth was measured in the laboratory, and a mathematical model to fit the temperature pro. le in volcanic soils classified as Ultisols and Andisols was used. The mathematical model ...
Determining fuel moisture thresholds to assess wildfire hazard: A contribution to an operational early warning system
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-04)
Fuel moisture content (FMC) is an important fuel property for assessing wildfire hazard, since it influences fuel flammability and fire behavior. The relationship between FMC and fire activity differs among land covers and ...
Tracking the impacts of El Niño drought and fire in human-modified Amazonian forests
(2021-07-27)
With humanity facing an unprecedented climate crisis, the conservation of tropical forests has never been so important – their vast terrestrial carbon stocks can be turned into emissions by climatic and human disturbances. ...
Extreme Drought in the Brazilian Pantanal in 2019–2020: Characterization, Causes, and Impacts
(2021-02-23)
The Pantanal region in South America is one of the world's largest wetlands. Since 2019, the Pantanal has suffered a prolonged drought that has spelled disaster for the region, and subsequent fires have engulfed hundreds ...
Análises de planos de segurança contra incêndio e pânico pelo Corpo de Bombeiros do Paraná: 2º Grupamento de Ponta Grossa
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáPonta GrossaBrasilEngenharia de Segurança do TrabalhoUTFPR, 2018-12-20)
This paper shows a study about the analysis process of safety plans against fire and panic by Paraná Fire Department, mainly describing this process steps. At results and discussion, it shows date about process time, ...
Impacts of Fire in Social Wasps Community in an Area of Regenerating Brazilian Savanna
(Univ Estadual Feira Santana, 2019-12-01)
Fire is one of the most common natural harassments and it is characterized as an important component of the systems, although little studied regarding the influence of this event in social wasps communities. One month after ...
Response of grass species to different fire frequencies in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina
(Australian Rangeland Society, 2013-10)
The study was undertaken to quantify the effect of different controlled fire frequencies on foliar cover, density, individual basal area, and mortality of the most common perennial grass species in the semi-arid rangelands ...