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February 23, 2022

U.N. Report Warns of Climate Disaster-Fueled "Global Wildfire Crisis"
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A major new U.N. report warns of a "global wildfire crisis" as worsening
heat and drought drastically increase the risk of devastating fires
around the world. The study says the risk of fires could surge by over
50% by the end of the century due to the impacts of the climate
catastrophe and that "the heating of the planet is turning landscapes
into tinderboxes." Scientists found that even the Arctic and other
regions that were previously not affected by wildfires face a high risk.
It's the first time the U.N. Environment Program has assessed wildfire
risks worldwide and comes as massive blazes across the western United
States, parts of South America, Australia and other regions have
intensified.


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