Published 2 years ago

World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN

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The Arctic and other regions previously unaffected by wildfires face elevated risk. The authors call for a radical change in government response that focuses on prevention and preparedness. Wildfires disproportionately affect the world’s poorest nations, with impacts that last long after the flames subside. The 2020 bushfires in Australia are estimated to have wiped out billions of domesticated and wild animals.

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Times of India

Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared: UN

The western US, northern Siberia, central India, and eastern Australia already are seeing more blazes, and the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires globally could increase more than 50% by the turn of the century, according to the report from the UN Environment Programme.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Global warming and land use change to drive more extreme wildfires

The number of exceptional wildfires will increase by 50% by the end of the century, the UN warns.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN

Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Wildfires are getting worse and governments are unprepared, UN report finds

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a UN report released Wednesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Global warming ‘turning landscapes into tinderboxes’, UN wildfires report warns

Wildfires to rise by 50% this century and governments are unprepared, says UN Environment Programme

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Extreme wildfires are here to stay - and multiply

Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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