MONITORING OF FOREST FIRES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT IN RECENT DECADES

Abstract

The distribution of forest fires across the territory of the Volga Federal District (VFD) in the period 1992-2020 is considered. The distribution of the number of fires in the subjects of the Volga Federal District is shown depending on their forest cover and season. The peak of the number of fires was revealed in 2010, when the entire territory of the region was covered by a severe drought, which led to a multiple increase in the area of forests covered by fire. An increase in the number of forest fires in recent years due to the active phase of climate warming has been noted.