Dr. Flavio T. Couto is a researcher at the Center for sci-tech research in Earth system and energy (CREATE), Physics Department, University of Évora, Portugal. He completed his European PhD in Earth and Space Sciences (Atmospheric Physics and Climate) at the University of Évora in 2016, with international mobility at the Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM, Météo-France; Toulouse, France). His research interests include meteorology, atmospheric modeling, extreme weather phenomena, weather patterns associated with emission and transport of mineral dust. In fire meteorology context, his interests include modelling pyro-convective clouds and the prevailing weather conditions affecting fire behavior.