New Report Warns Mega-Fire Risk is Global and Growing

Global warming and decades of outmoded fire prevention strategies are merging to set the stage for massive “mega-fires” that scar communities’ homes and pocketbooks, according to a new assessment. Preliminary findings from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released this week trace the circumstances around eight mega-fires across the world in a quest to uncover clues on how best to ward them off and minimize their damage.

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New Report Warns Mega-Fire Risk is Global and Growing