ReviewCurrent opinion in environmental science & health2021
Smouldering wildfires in peatlands, forests and the arctic: Challenges and perspectives.
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- Severe wildfire legacies suppress methane emissions after peatland rewetting.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2026Article
- Arctic and Boreal Wildfires Impact Climate by Releasing Ancient Carbon and Light-Absorbing Particles.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Spectroscopic investigation of the effects of simulated open waste burning on the functional and surface chemistry of commercial polystyrene.Environmental science. Advances · 2026Article
- Temporal variation in markers of immune signaling and wound repair in primary human airway epithelial cells following acute versus repeated woodsmoke condensate exposure.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026Article
- Impact of Fire and Heat Stress on Soil Microorganisms: A Review of Community Changes, Molecular Responses and Plant-Beneficial Roles.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Review
- Peat fires contribute disproportionately to Siberian fire carbon emissions.Science advances · 2026Article
- Elucidating the Impact of Wildfire Molecular Tracers on Nitrous Acid (HONO) Production from Aqueous Nitrate Photochemistry.ACS ES&T air · 2025Article
- Priority research directions for wildfire science: views from a historically fire-prone and an emerging fire-prone country.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Impact of Snow on Underground Smoldering Wildfire in Arctic-Boreal Peatlands.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Shifting the Conversation on Wildland Fire Smoke Exposures: More Smoke Within and Across Years Requires a New Approach to Inform Public Health Action.ACS ES&T air · 2025Article
- Quantifying fire-specific smoke exposure and health impacts.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Wildfires can be divided into two types, flaming or smouldering, depending on the dominant combustion processes. Both types are present in most wildfires, and despite being fundamentally different in chemical and physical terms, one transitions to the other. Traditionally, science has focused on flames, while smouldering is often misinterpreted. But smouldering wildfires are emerging as a global concern because they cause extensive air pollution, emit very large amounts of carbon, are difficult to detect and suppress, and could accelerate climate change. Central to the topic are smouldering peat fires that lead to the largest fires on Earth. Smouldering also dominates the residual burning after flames have died out and firebrand ignition. Finally, smouldering is an important part of Arctic wildfires, which are increasing in frequency. Here, we present a scientific overview of smouldering wildfires, the associated environmental and health issues, including climate change, and the challenges in prevention and mitigation.
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