Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 5:30 PM
202 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Portugal is regularly affected by destructive wildfires that have severe social, economic, and ecological impacts. The total burnt area in 2017 (540,000 ha)
marked the all-time record value since 1980 with a tragic toll of 114 fatalities that occurred in June and October events. The local insurance sector declared
it was the costliest natural disaster in Portugal with payouts exceeding USD295 million. Here, the 2017 October event, responsible for more than 200,000 ha of burnt area and 50 fatalities will be analyzed from a compound perspective. In addition, we analyze future projections under different global warming levels (+2 K and +3 K) in order to understand if the 2017 October event can be attributed to climate change.
marked the all-time record value since 1980 with a tragic toll of 114 fatalities that occurred in June and October events. The local insurance sector declared
it was the costliest natural disaster in Portugal with payouts exceeding USD295 million. Here, the 2017 October event, responsible for more than 200,000 ha of burnt area and 50 fatalities will be analyzed from a compound perspective. In addition, we analyze future projections under different global warming levels (+2 K and +3 K) in order to understand if the 2017 October event can be attributed to climate change.
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