This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here October 26, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .SFPE EUROPE INDUSTRY NEWS Mystery burning ground found in woodlands by jogger Newsweek A Reddit user in Britain found an area of the forest floor that was mysteriously smoking, with no fire in sight. User u/TomakaTom shared a video of the strange sight, which showed the ground charred and smoking. "I found it in Blidworth Woods, which is in a village called Blidworth just on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire [in the U.K.]," the poster, who was jogging in the area, told Newsweek. READ HERE Climate crisis: how beetles and fire are devouring European forests Euronews The climate crisis has accelerated the dieback (death of trees) in forests in Germany. Extreme temperatures and drought-hit summers have resulted in a surge in bark beetle populations. Since 2018 Germany has lost half a million hectares of forest. In particular, spruce species have been heavily impacted. READ HERE Explainable artificial intelligence detects wildfire occurrence in the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe Nature The impacts and threats posed by wildfires are dramatically increasing due to climate change. In recent years, the wildfire community has attempted to estimate wildfire occurrence with machine learning models. However, to fully exploit the potential of these models, it is of paramount importance to make their predictions interpretable and intelligible. READ HERE 4 Mediterranean news agencies sign declaration to protect forests, combat wildfires AA Three Mediterranean region news agencies joined Anadolu Agency, Turkiye’s global news wire, on Oct. 20 to jointly combat wildfires. The four news agencies signed the Joint Declaration on the Mediterranean Wildfires to cooperate in protecting the forests of the Mediterranean, as well as raising public awareness. READ HERE 72 people arrested in Portugal this year over forest fire crime Xinhua Seventy-two people were arrested for the crime of forest fire so far this year in Portugal, the highest number since 2017, the country's National Republican Guard revealed. According to GNR data sent to Portuguese Lusa News Agency, this year's figure was a 38% increase compared to that in 2021 when 52 arrests were recorded. READ HERE Op-ed: Wildlife numbers are down 69% — here's how we can fix this crisis Al Jazeera This summer was Europe’s hottest on record, with blistering heatwaves and wildfires accelerating emissions to rise to a 15-year high. Kenya is suffering the worst drought it has seen in more than 40 years while Pakistan is grappling with devastating floods, killing thousands of people and displacing millions. READ MORE Flood, heatwaves, fire: 7 in 10 British travellers have 'eyes opened' to climate change while abroad Euronews More than seven in ten Brits have experienced the impact of climate change while travelling, a new survey reveals. From new cultures to new friends, travelling abroad can be an eye-opening experience. But for the 72% of U.K. tourists who have witnessed the impacts of the climate crisis abroad, it can also be a sobering one. READ HERE .SFPE EUROPE DIGITAL MAGAZINE SFPE Europe Digital Magazine | Issue 26 Available 2022 Issue Available SFPE Europe is a digital magazine produced by SFPE. The mission of SFPE Europe is to highlight the practice of fire protection engineering and fire safety engineering and to showcase current research being done in the field. VIEW MORE ARTICLES   SFPE Europe News Brief Connect with SFPE MRS | Privacy Policy Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Lauren Cancienne, Content Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2609 | Contribute news The Society of Fire Protection Engineers 9711 Washington Blvd., Suite 380   |  Gaithersburg, MD 20878  301-718-2910  |  Contact Us  |  www.sfpe.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063