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Global Fires Shift as Climate and Human Activity Change | San Francisco News
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Wildfires are exploding in North America and Europe, setting record-breaking blazes fueled by climate change and hotter, drier conditions — but globally, fires are actually down because Africa and Asia have dramatically reduced their fire activity through land use changes. Human-driven shifts in agriculture, housing, and land management are reshaping fire patterns worldwide, while scientists warn that an incoming El Niño could spike fires in the tropics — and that North America and Europe must urgently adapt to a future of more frequent, intense wildfires.
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