Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfiresFriday 16 Jan 2026
Research from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that fires now destroy more than twice as much tree cover as they did two decades ago. In 2024 alone, 135,000km² of forest burned – the most extreme wildfire year on record. Yet fires in other landscapes have not risen in the same way, according to research from the University of Tasmania. While the total area burned globally has fallen&nb sp;for decades as farms have expanded across Africa and slowed the spread of blazes – forests have become a new hotspot. The rise in forest fires is unmistakable. Four of the five worst years on record have occurred since 2020. Research from the WRI shows that 2024 was the first time that major fires raged across tropical, hot and humid forests such as the Amazon, and boreal forests, such as those spanning Canada’s vast coniferous regions. More >> Source: The Guardian  | ||
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