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July 13, 2026Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access

Burned Area Over Africa Reduced by Shortened Dry Season

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SMSharafaldin MohammedXXXiyan XuGJGensuo Jia

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Demonstrates a significant reduction in burned area in Africa, indicating implications for fire management strategies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand how changes in dry season characteristics affect fire activity in Africa.
  • Analyzed data from 1990 to 2023 regarding dry season length and burned area.
  • Calculated trends in dry season onset and precipitation.
  • Examined correlations between precipitation and fire activity metrics.
  • Dry season length decreased, with onset delayed by 1.75 days/decade in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.40 days/decade in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • Burned area reduced significantly during peak fire seasons: NH saw a decrease of 1.40 Mha/month/year in December, while SH saw a decrease of 0.48 Mha/month/year in August.
  • Strong negative correlations identified between early dry season precipitation and both burned area (r = -0.74 to -0.80) and fire counts.

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Mohammed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a548219475c38bf615a5b0bhttps://doi.org/10.1029/2026gl121751
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