Climate change has sharply boosted the risk of fast-spreading wildfires, according to a Californian study published Wednesday that offers lessons for prevention after recent disasters in Canada, Greece and Hawaii.
In certain partly dry conditions, global warming pushed the area beyond key thresholds, making extreme fires much more likely. In very dry conditions, the impact was less.
The study controlled for variables such as precipitation, wind and absolute humidity and the researchers warned that changes in these could make the risk fromIn 2020, more than 30 people died and four million acres were devoured by flames in some of the biggest fires in the state's history. The November 2018"Camp Fire" killed 86 people.
Greece is battling what EU officials called the bloc's biggest wildfire on record along a 10-kilometer front. It has killed 20 people. "We are finding that under most conditions, the impact of hazardous fuel reductions can completely negate the"It is plausible to have a future of much less wildfire danger despite climate change if we conduct these fuel treatments at scale."
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