Has fire policy decreased the return period of the largest wildfire events in France? A Bayesian assessment based on extreme value theory
<p>Very large wildfires have high human, economic, and ecological impacts so that robust evaluation of their return period is crucial. Preventing such events is a major objective of the new fire policy set up in France in 1994, which is oriented towards fast and massive fire suppression. W...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2641/2018/nhess-18-2641-2018.pdf |