Assessment of Fire Effects on Surface Runoff Erosion Susceptibility: The Case of the Summer 2021 Forest Fires in Greece

The wildfires of summer 2021 in Greece were among the most severe forest fire events that have occurred country over past decade. conflagration period lasted for 20 days (i.e., from 27 July to 16 August 2021) and resulted devastation an area more than 3600 Km2. Forest similar severity also struck other Mediterranean countries during this period. Apart their direct impacts, fires render susceptible runoff erosion by massively removing its vegetation, factors. It is clear immediately after a fire, areas are much erosion. In paper, we evaluate hazard Attica, Northern Euboea, Peloponnese devastated Greece, comparison with geological geomorphological structures, as well land cover management. Given very significant part these burnt major conflagrations summer, risk, flood expected be high, especially coming autumn winter. For evaluation mapped, final erosion-risk maps constructed through GIS software. suggest highly future surface events.