In this current wildfire crisis, acknowledge widespread suffering

IF 5.8 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI:10.1007/s13280-024-02105-5

Fiona E. Newman Thacker, Kathleen Uyttewaal, Tomás Quiñones, Rik Leemans, Bethany Hannah, Cathelijne R. Stoof

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Abstract

With climate change causing more extreme weather events globally, climate scientists have argued that societies have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. In recent years, devastating wildfires have caused significant suffering, yet the extent of this suffering has not been defined. To encapsulate this suffering, we determined impacts and effects of extreme wildfires through two systematic literature reviews. Six common themes of wildfire suffering emerged: environmental, social, physical, mental, cultural and resource suffering. These themes varied in scale: from local to regional; from individuals to communities; and from ecosystems to landscapes. We then applied these themes in the Las Maquinas (Chile) and Fort McMurray (Canada) wildfires. This highlighted several adaptation strategies that can reduce suffering, however our exploration indicates these strategies must address social and ecological factors. This analysis concludes that suffering from wildfires is diverse and widespread, and that significant engagement with adaptation strategies is needed if this is going to decrease.

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在当前的野火危机中，要承认广泛的痛苦。

随着气候变化在全球范围内引发更多极端天气事件，气候科学家认为，社会有三种选择：减缓、适应或受苦。近年来，毁灭性的野火造成了巨大的痛苦，但这种痛苦的程度尚未确定。为了概括这种痛苦，我们通过两个系统的文献综述确定了极端野火的影响和影响。野火灾害的六个共同主题出现了：环境、社会、身体、精神、文化和资源灾难。这些主题在规模上各不相同：从地方到区域；从个人到社区；从生态系统到景观。然后，我们将这些主题应用于拉斯马奎纳斯（智利）和麦克默里堡（加拿大）的野火。这突出了几种可以减少痛苦的适应策略，但我们的探索表明，这些策略必须解决社会和生态因素。该分析得出的结论是，野火的危害是多样和广泛的，如果要减少这种情况，就需要大力参与适应战略。

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Ambio 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

14.30

自引率

3.10%

发文量

123

审稿时长

6 months

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