Wildfires are becoming more common in the UK – but the threat can be managed
Hotter, drier summers risk making widlfires more like those of southern Europe.
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Why wildfires are getting more dangerous
The worst fires have doubled in frequency and intensity since 2003.
Wildfires: we calculated how climate change will increase danger in the UK
Most fires are started by humans, but warmer and drier summers will mean a small spark will more easily turn into a serious fire.
Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year – here’s what is causing them
Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.
Wildfires, wombats and wake‑up calls – what to read, rethink and act on this week
There is often a disconnect between coverage of acute emergencies and the long-term link with the climate crisis.
There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous
The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and wildfires are now reaching them more regularly.
Growing up alongside deadly fires inspired me to study them – and fight flames with swarms of drones
Inspired by the behaviour of flocks of birds, swarm intelligence is being used in drones to tackle the growing threat of wildfires.
We set the fuel for the Rim Fire, climate change lit the match
The frequency of large wildfires in the western US have been increasing over the past several decades. The Rim Fire, currently threatening the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park, is an example…
Bushfires: can ecosystems recover from such dramatic losses of biodiversity?
The ecological costs of huge, repetitive, high-severity wildfires on ecosystems could be colossal.
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