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Convergence in critical fuel moisture and fire weather thresholds associated with fire activity in the pyroregions of Mediterranean Europe

2021

Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat to many communities worldwide. There has been substantial progress towards understanding the proximal causes of increased fire activity in recent years at regional and national scales. However, subcontinental scale examinations of the commonalities and differences in the drivers of fire activity across different regions are rare in the Mediterranean zone of the European Union (EUMed). Here, we first develop a new classification of EUMed pyroregions, based on grouping different ecoregions with similar seasonal patterns of burned area. We then examine the thresholds associated with fire activity in response to different drivers related to fuel moist…

Mediterranean climateEnvironmental EngineeringVapour Pressure DeficitRange (biology)Fuel moisture contentHaines IndexWindWind speedWildfiresVapor pressure deficitWind speedHaines IndexFuel moistureIncendis -- Models matemàticsAtmospheric instabilityEnvironmental Chemistrymedia_common.cataloged_instanceEuropean unionWeatherWaste Management and Disposalmedia_commonWildfire riskPollutionEurope:Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ciències de la terra i de la vida [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Environmental scienceExtremely large wildfiresSeasonsPhysical geographySimulacio per ordinador
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Fire risk sub-module assessment under solvency II. Calculating the highest risk exposure

2021

The European Directive 2009/138 of Solvency II requires adopting a new approach based on risk, applying a standard formula as a market proxy in which the risk profile of insurers is fundamental. This study focuses on the fire risk sub-module, framed within the man-made catastrophe risk module, for which the regulations require the calculation of the highest concentration of risks that make up the portfolio of an insurance company within a radius of 200 m. However, the regulations do not indicate a specific methodology. This study proposes a procedure consisting of calculating the cluster with the highest risk and identifying this on a map. The results can be applied immediately by any insur…

Solvency II010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeneral Mathematics02 engineering and technology01 natural sciencesRisk profile:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]Fire riskr programming language0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringComputer Science (miscellaneous)Capital requirementQA1-939Risk exposuresolvency IIProxy (statistics)Engineering (miscellaneous)0105 earth and related environmental sciencesSolvencyActuarial scienceR programming languagecluster of the highest riskUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICASDirectiveman-made catastrophePortfolio020201 artificial intelligence & image processingBusinessfire riskMathematics
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Fire risk assessment and cable selection for enduser substations

2017

This paper examines the issues related to fire risk assessment in end-users substations. Fires in substations may be caused by electrical faults, overvoltages, lack of maintenance, etc. It is crucial that fires be confined within the substation, and not propagate into the adjacent environment, where their effects may put at risk personnel, as well as other properties. To reduce this risk of propagation, the choice of cables and the related wiring methods are crucial; in addition, the characteristics of cable chases that route cables from the substation to adjacent rooms is very important. IEEE and IEC fire protection standards for end-user substations are herein discussed, with emphasis on …

StylingEngineeringEnvironmental Engineeringbusiness.industryFormattingEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringFire riskReliability engineeringSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergiaFire protectionForensic engineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringbusinessStyle2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)
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