Global wildfire burning at record low despite extreme European and North American fires
Wildfires are intensifying in Europe and North America, but worldwide burning statistics have hit record lows due to improved fire control in Africa and Asia.
Wildfires across Europe and North America are becoming more extreme this summer. However, global burning statistics have reached record lows, driven largely by better fire management in Africa and Asia. The apparent paradox highlights regional differences in how wildfire activity is shifting around the world.
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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing
It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more.