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Nearly Half the World Lives on the Frontline of Wildfire Activity

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A new study has found that human exposure to wildland fires increased by 40% between 2002 and 2021, even though the total area burned worldwide actually declined by more than a quarter. The research, which analysed two decades of satellite fire records and population data, found that nearly half of the world’s population now lives on the wildland-urban interface – where development meets forests and grassland – placing billions of people in the …

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According to a study published in the journal Science, 440 million people were exposed to fires between 2002 and 2021. Africa is the most affected, but Europe remains the most vulnerable.

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Between 2002 and 2021, 440 million people were threatened by fire, an increase of 40 per cent in 20 years, while areas burned are declining, according to a study published in "Science".

·Paris, France
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A scientific team has analyzed the evolution of the world population exposed to forest fires between 2002 and 2021: researchers conclude that the number of people exposed has increased by 40%, although the area burned was reduced by 26%.

According to a scientific study, populations in several African countries are most exposed to the increase in wildfires. Exacerbated by climate change, forest fires are on the rise. Globally, wildfires are causing more and more devastation, but the people most at risk are not those we hear the most about. The catastrophic fires that once again this summer consumed southern France and Europe, particularly Spain, were (…) Read more Info / Fires , …

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The global population directly exposed to forest fires has increased by 40% so far this century, despite the fact that the burned area has decreased by 26% during this period (2002 and 2021), according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

·Pamplona, Spain
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Le Monde broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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