Wildfire strategy is undergoing a fundamental transformation as AI prediction and rapid aerial response prove effective against growing nationwide threats. The combination of technology and coordination is showing measurable results despite increasing fire starts.
Human-driven climate change dramatically increased the scale and destruction of wildfires across the Americas, according to a new international report. The assessment found burned areas in some regions were up to 35 times larger due to climate impacts, with global emissions from fires reaching over eight billion metric tons of CO₂.
Human-driven climate change has made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to the second annual “State of Wildfires” report published in Earth System Science Data. The international assessment co-led by the UK Center for Ecology & Hydrology, UK Met Office, University of East Anglia, and European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reveals unprecedented scale increases in burned areas directly linked to climate impacts.
