This year’s TerraFIRMA General Assembly was held successfully at the Met Office in Exeter on 14 and 15 May. Approximately 54 participants attended in-person, while another 20 joined online. The programme featured science talks and posters from across the breadth of TerraFIRMA, along with progress updates, breakout groups sessions, and discussions on ideas for potential future funding....

In an era of AI, why does explainable machine learning still matter for wildfire prediction? ECMWF scientist Joe McNorton explores how transparency in machine learning is vital for understanding and predicting the worlds emerging extreme fire crisis. ...

TerraFIRMA researchers will be taking part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU25) from Sunday 27 April until Friday 2 May 2025. ...