Understanding forest fire patterns and risk in Nepal using remote sensing, geographic information system and historical fire data - Matin MA, Chitale VS, Murthy MSR, Uddin K, Bajracharya B, Pradhan S.

Forest fire is one of the key drivers of forest degradation in Nepal. Most of the forest fires are human-induced and occur during the dry season, with ~89% occurring in March, April and May. The inaccessible mountainous terrain and narrow time window of oc...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news