Segnaliamo l’evento “Wildfire and Climate Change” nel contesto dell’Insitute of Environmental Science Seminar Series, in programma il 16 maggio 2025 presso lo stesso Istituto (Boğaziçi University).
Wildfire regimes are intensifying worldwide as anthropogenic warming and land‑use change interact. Analyses of satellite detections and meteorological re‑analysis reveal steep recent increases in burned area and event severity, with extreme outbreaks from Australia and the Amazon to Siberia, California, and the Mediterranean Basin. Mediterranean megafires—including the 2021 events in Türkiye — arise when record drought coincides with high fuel continuity produced by rural depopulation, afforestation, and natural succession, together with expanding human ignitions along wildland–urban interfaces. Climate‑driven fuel aridity is necessary but not sufficient; socio‑ecological feedbacks further intensify fire spread and severity. Regional projections under RCP 4.5–8.5 scenarios indicate a potential doubling of “very high” to “extreme” fire‑danger days in the Mediterranean by mid‑century, threatening post‑fire regeneration processes and carbon stocks. Integrating theory and case studies, key management options such as strategic fuel mosaics, restoration of fire‑adapted ecosystems, and incorporation of traditional burning practices, can foster forests resilient to the combined pressures of climate change and escalating wildfire activity.
