Tape year for forest fires

Hotter and drier weathercondition triggered by environment modification seen as significant factor to blazes A wildfire raves through the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in northern Greece in September. (Photo: AFP) PARIS – As the mostdangerous year this century for forest fires comes to a close, attention is turning to how to avoid such infernos takingplace onceagain. In 2023 forest fires damaged almost 400 million hectares (988 million acres) of land around the world, eliminated more than 250 individuals and discharged 6.5 billion tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Pauline Vilain-Carlotti, a scientist in location and wildfires, informed AFP 2023’s fires hadactually been “out of control” and revealed that firefighting capabilities were insufficient. Efforts needto now be focussed on avoidance rather than remedy. “We are no longer capable of coping under present conditions with the existing firefighting workforce, hence the value of acting inadvance on avoidance, rather than lateron on firefighting and snuffingout,” she stated. Historic fires in Canada Records toppled on the American continent this year as it went through a forest fire season in which almost 80 million hectares (198 million acres) had burned by December23 That is one and a half times the surfacearea location of Spain, and 10 million hectares (24 million acres) more than the average from 2012-22 on the exactsame date, according to the Global Wildfire Informa
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