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dc.contributor.authorMaabong, Kago Ernest
dc.contributor.authorMphale, Kgakgamatso
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T10:03:35Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T10:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-13
dc.identifier.citationMaabong, K.E. & Mphale, K. (2021) Wildfires in Botswana and their frequency of occurrence. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 4, p. 689-696en_US
dc.identifier.issn2160-0414 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn2160-0422 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/2523
dc.description.abstractFires play an essential part in the maintenance of the environment, but amplified fire activity often leads to adverse effects in the environment such as destruction of property and loss of life. Botswana has experienced wildfires that are caused by humans intentionally and unintentionally. Some of these wildfires grow into mega fires such as the 2008 wildfires. Data of wildfires reported in Botswana from the Department of Forestry and Range Resources and the frequency of occurrence was studied and analyzed. It shows the period of 2006-2017, Ghanzi and Ngamiland districts were mostly affected by wildfires. These districts have protected land such as the wildlife parks which may lead to the outbreak of natural wildfires that burns unnoticed due to minimal movements of people. The wildfires reported in each district show an increase over the years and this may affect the smooth running of operations.en_US
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dc.publisherScientific Research Publishing Inc., https://www.scirp.org/journal/journalarticles.aspx?journalid=492en_US
dc.subjectWildfiresen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.subjectFire frequencyen_US
dc.subjectArea burneden_US
dc.titleWildfires in Botswana and their frequency of occurrenceen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttps://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=111853en_US


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