From our London branch
Join us for this free webinar event from our London team. Speaker Mari de Las Nieves Fernandez Anez PHD will present on the growing threat of wildfires in Northern Europe.
Wildfires in Nordic countries have historically been scarce and of limited dimensions, so research has also been limited. However, in the last years an increase on the unmanaging of the forests, a decrease on the activities developed in rural areas, and the changes occurred due to climate change have increased the number and size of these events.It is expected that these numbers will continue to increase, and to try to prevent them and decrease their consequences, a full understanding of the conditions expected to encounter.
To this end, a determination of the flammability of the Nordic vegetation, conditions of the wildland urban interface and an understanding of the characteristics that are faced is basic to prepare for the future.
About the speaker
Dr. Nieves Fernandez Anez is an associate professor within fire safety in campus Haugesund. Her main research lines are wildfires, smouldering fires and dust explosions, focusing on biomass and new fuels. She finished her PhD on Flammability of Biomass at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid in 2016, where she also obtained my MSc in Environmental Risk (2012) and MEng in Mining Engineering (2011). She lead a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council entitled “Prediction of ignition and spread of Scandinavian vegetation: from experiments to models”, working on prevention of wildfires in Scandinavian vegetation. Additionally, she is part of different research project and networks, such as NERO COST action, and Nordic Fire and Safety Energy Network.
Publications related to this presentation.
- 2025 Hanan A., Khan M., Kenzhebay M., Miraki A.., Fernandez-Anez N., Arghandeh R. SARMoistX: temporal forecasting of vegetation moisture using SAR imagery. European Journal of Remote Sensing 58, 2486446
- 2025 Rafaqat W., Sanchez P., Botnen D., Fernandez-Anez N. Analysing historical events and current management strategies of wildfires in Norway. Scientific reports 15, 24905.
- 2025 Hanan A., Khan M., Fernandez-Anez N., Arghandeh R. DeepBioFusion: Multi-modal deep learning based above ground biomass estimation using SAR and optical satellite images. Ecological Informatics 90, 103277.
- 2025 Elio Medina, J., Plathner FV., Pastor E., Fernandez-Anez N. How to approach the definition of WUI in Northern Europe. Fire and Materials 49, 787-804.
- 2024 Purnomo DMJ., Christense EG., Fernandez-Anez N., Rein G. BARA: cellular automata simulation of multidimensional smouldering in peat with horizontally varying moisture contents. International Journal of Wildland Fire 33 (2).
- 2021 Fernandez-Anez N., Krasovskiy A., Muller M., Vacik H., …, Doerr S., Cerda A. Current wildland fire patterns and challenges in Europe: A synthesis of national perspectives. Air, Soil and Water Research 14, 1-19.
- 2020 Christensen EG., Fernandez Anez N., Rein G. Influence of soil conditions on the multidimensional spread of smouldering combustion in shallow layers. Combustion and Flame 214, 361-370.