Wildfires Will Intensify and, Become More Common, U.N. Warns.
NPR reports a recent study released
by the United Nations says that in the coming decades, wildfires will intensify and become more commonplace.
Officials say growing wildfires will cause higher amounts of smoke pollution, .
compounding problems many governments are currently unable
or ill-prepared to confront.
According to the study conducted by the United Nations Environment Program, .
many areas of the world have already experienced an uptick in wildfires.
Researchers found global catastrophic wildfires may increase by over 50% by the end of the century.
Experts say geographic locations long considered impervious to wildfires will be at a higher risk
than was once thought possible.
For example, the study says the Arctic
is "very likely to experience a
significant increase in burning.".
Researchers found the tropical forests of Indonesia
and the southern Amazon of South America
are also likely to experience more wildfires.
Researchers found the tropical forests of Indonesia
and the southern Amazon of South America
are also likely to experience more wildfires.
Uncontrollable and
devastating wildfires are becoming an expected part
of the seasonal calendars in
many parts of the world. , Andrew Sullivan, researcher, Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization, via NPR.
Uncontrollable and
devastating wildfires are becoming an expected part
of the seasonal calendars in
many parts of the world. , Andrew Sullivan, researcher, Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization, via NPR