Posted On: October 9th 2026, 04:55 am
Twenty years of satellite data show nearly four-fifths of Nepal's forest fire area burns from March to May, and a new deep learning map shows where the risk is highest.
Source: Mishra, Panthi, Poudel & Ghimire (2023). Fire Ecology 19. doi.org/10.1186/s42408-022-00162-3 · CC BY
#ForestFire #DeepLearning #FireSeason #RemoteSensing #NepalCredits:
Photo: Susmitasatyal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, adapted by GeoSutra
MODIS MCD64A1 v6.1 burned area, NASA LP DAAC. Analysis: GeoSutra
Boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal / OCHA via geoBoundaries, CC BY 3.0 IGO. Map: GeoSutra