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Recent trends in African fires driven by cropland expansion and El Niño to La Niña transition

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  • Niels Andela

    (Earth and Climate Cluster, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University)

  • Guido R. van der Werf

    (Earth and Climate Cluster, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University)

Abstract

Africa is sometimes called ‘the burning continent’ owing to the prevalent use of fire for landscape management. This study shows that precipitation changes associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation help explain fire trends in Africa over the period 2001–2012. However, a shift in land use from savannah to cropland also reduced fire prevalence in the northern half of the continent.

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  • Niels Andela & Guido R. van der Werf, 2014. "Recent trends in African fires driven by cropland expansion and El Niño to La Niña transition," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(9), pages 791-795, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:9:d:10.1038_nclimate2313
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2313
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