Over 75% of UK wetlands have been destroyed – restoring them would help prevent wildfires
The British landscape has been stripped of many of its bogs and wetlands in the last three centuries.
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Arctic warming: are record temperatures and fires arriving earlier than scientists predicted?
The high temperatures and wildfires of 2019 were thought to have heralded a freak summer for the Arctic. Then 2020 brought worse.
Why are people taking selfies in front of the LA wildfires?
As long as there have been front-facing smartphone cameras, people have snapped selfies in inappropriate settings.
Putting out wildfires: how peat restoration has reduced fire risk in Indonesia’s tropical forests
New research measures the effectiveness of peat restoration on wildfire risk.
How to police ‘digital wildfires’ on social media
Viral posts don’t always tell the truth -– so how can we stop them spreading?
The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California’s Ice Age history – podcast
A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Vast wildfires are burning in remote Siberia, far from humans – here’s why we should care
Satellite images show smoke covering Russia for thousands of kilometres.
California wildfires: why a gender‑reveal party got the blame, but shouldn’t have
It’s comforting to blame California’s wildfires on human stupidity. But this hides a very uncomfortable truth.
How the land recovers from wildfires – an expert’s view
How will important habitats recover from the wildfires which been blazing through moorland in northern England?
Wildfires: why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches
Disposable BBQs are a major, yet preventable, fire risk. Other picnics are a better bet.
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