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- Title
Análise temporal da ocorrência de incêndios florestais nas Américas e região do Caribe.
- Authors
Gomes SILVA, Elaine Cristina; Cesar FIEDLER, Nilton; Silva JUVANHOL, Ronie; Antunes SILVA, Gabriel Mancini; das NEVES, Felipe Patrício
- Abstract
With the climatic changes that occurred in the last decades and with long periods of drought, the chances of occurrences of fire with more frequency and intensity, increase and, without proper control, end up causing forest fires. As a consequence, there can be great damage to the environment and to society. The objective of this research was to analyze statistical data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the main causes, occurrences and areas burned in North, Central, South and Central America of the Caribbean, from 1990 to 2004. Data were tabulated in different ways to produce a single statistic, according to the proposed time series. Central American and Caribbean countries are the least likely to have available data, while the United States has the largest statistical data base. The results showed that South America has the highest averages compared to the other regions, the United States has the highest number of occurrences, there is a strong influence of phenomena such as El Nino and that human activities were responsible for the great majority of forest fires.
- Publication
Nativa, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5, p491
- ISSN
2318-7670
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31413/nativa.v6i5.5845