The Latest [spatial & other] Data Confirms - [global] Forest Fires Are Getting Worse
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https://www.wri.org/insights/global-trends-forest-fires <-- shared technical article
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http://alturl.com/efp6m <-- shared (focused) #GlobalNatureWatch web map
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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/explore/wildfires-and-climate-change/ <-- shared NASA technical article, ‘Wildfires and Climate Change’
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https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.825190 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505418122 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add606 <-- shared paper
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https://globalnaturewatch.org/dashboards/global/ <-- shared Global Nature Watch dashboard
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https://grist.org/wildfires/the-us-has-lost-a-quarter-of-its-forest-cover-to-fire-since-2001/ <-- shared technical article, ‘Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021’
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/climate/wri-report-forest-loss.html <-- shared media article
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H/T @ World Resources Institute
[‘topical’ - Europe, North America, indeed globally, more & more…]
“New data shows that forest fires are getting worse, burning more than twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago, largely due to climate change…
The latest data [2nd link above] confirms [that] forest fires are becoming more widespread and destructive around the globe. Updated data from researchers [3rd link above] shows that between 2001 and 2025 forest fires now burn over twice as much tree cover each year as they did two decades ago, and more than three times as much in the tropics.
This increased fire activity has been starkly visible in recent years. Record-setting blazes are becoming the norm, with four of the five worst years for global forest fires occurring since 2021. As fires worsen - including in historically low-risk areas, like rainforests - they are becoming an increasingly prevalent driver of global forest loss…”
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