Analysis of 2021 critical wildfire events in the Mediterranean region

Author details: ALMEIDA Miguel; RIBEIRO Luis Mario; ALVES Daniela; VIEGAS Domingos X.; VAZ PINTO Vitor; MARQUES Richard; GOMES Andre; BALLEREAU Damien; LAHAYE Sebastien; ROMAIN Matile; SALIS Michele; ARCA Bachisio; BACCIU Valentina; CANU Annalisa; DEL GIUDICE Liliana; DUCE Pierpaolo; PELLIZZARO Grazia; STROPPIANA D.; VENTURA Andrea; CABIDDU Salvatore; CASULA Antonio; CUCCU Gabriella; PINNA Tiziana; VACCARGIU Massimo; CAMPESI Stefano; CASULE Fabio; CHESSA Michele; CINUS Salvatore; MASSIDDA Pietro; PEDDES Michele; SOI Fabrizia; TOLA Francesco; USAI Antonio; CASTIGLIA Carluccio; DESSY Carlo; DELITALA Alessandro; TRUDU Pier Luigi; ANGOTZI Salvatore; MURTAS Filippo; BARONE Andrea Vittorio; ERRIU Natascia; FRESU Giovanni; MELIS Giuseppe; FIORUCCI Paolo; PAMPANONI Valerio; LANEVE Giovanni; EFTYCHIDIS George; VARELA Vassiliki; GKOTSIS Ilias; PETROU Klelia; BOUSTRAS George; SENEKKIS Iasonas; KIRSCHNER Judith; PANDEY Pooja; SAN-MIGUEL-AYANZ Jesus; DURRANT Tracy; LIBERTA' Giorgio; BOCA Roberto; MAIANTI Pieralberto; BRANCO Alfredo; JACOME FELIX OOM Duarte; DE RIGO Daniele; ROGLIA Elena; SCIONTI Nicola; SUAREZ-MORENO Maria

Abstract: This report presents an overview of the 2021 wildfire season in the Mediterranean region on the basis of the data that are available in the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS ), which is complemented with a specific analysis of some of the most damaging fires during this campaign, performed by the FirEUrisk project. For the analysis of these fires, information on the pre-fire conditions is provided to determine wildfire danger at the time of ignition. Furthermore, evolution and damage of each of the fires is described with as much detail as possible, looking into the possibility of learning from the experience gathered from these fires for the management of future critical wildfire events. It is foreseen that this report is repeated for the forthcoming fire seasons as a collaboration between the FirEUrisk project and the EFFIS team at the Joint Research Centre.

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Hazard types

Flood Wildfires

Geographic focus

Southern Europe

Risk drivers

Climate change