Wildfires ravage many regions worldwide now. Frequency and intensity spike in recent years. Scientists point to climate change as main culprit. Hotter, drier conditions extend fire seasons.
Swansea University professor Dr Stephen Harrison blames climate change directly. Fires escalate in Australia, North America, Europe. Destruction wipes out forests releases huge carbon amounts. This speeds up climate change further.
Warmer air pulls moisture from plants quickly. Vegetation turns highly flammable. Global fire season length grows over 20 percent in past four decades.
Mediterranean areas face worsening crisis. Summers stay rainless for months. Heatwaves last longer, hit harder. Three weeks at 30-35 degrees Celsius dry plants deeply. Fire risk multiplies. Strong winds fan flames uncontrollably, like recent events in France, Greece.
Climate shifts alter heatwaves, rainfall patterns. UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms greenhouse gases push global average temperature up 1.3 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times. Europe warms twice as fast. Fires become not just more common, but vastly more destructive.
European Forest Fire Information System reports 227,000 hectares burned in Europe during 2025 already. This doubles average from past two decades. Spain, Greece, Turkey force thousands from homes. Syria loses 3 percent forest to flames.
Climate change alone not responsible. Human lifestyle changes play role too. Rural populations shrink, leaving farmlands, forests unmanaged. Bushes, dense trees pile up, supply abundant fuel.
Professor Duet warns: More fire prevention builds up fuel in forests. This risks even fiercer future blazes. Experts urge stronger land management before fires strike. Prescribed burns clear risky materials in controlled ways. Restoring wetlands, peatlands cuts fire threats naturally.
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Yet without curbing global warming, extreme wildfires could rise 14 percent in coming decade. This signals grave threat to human civilization, environment.
