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You can’t deny the fact that the climate crisis and land-use changes are getting worse every year. And you can see that in the increasing number of wildfires that are happening all over the globe.
According to the UN, extreme fire events are bound to increase by 50% by the end of this century, with the Western US, northern Siberia, central India, and eastern Australia already struggling with ongoing blazes.
Here is a list of some of the most disastrous wildfires that ever occur, and the damage they have caused to biodiversity, ecosystems, but also to urban settlements. Trust me, it doesn’t look too good!
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