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PARIS, France - The frequency and intensity of extreme wildfire s has more than doubled worldwide over the past two decades as human activity has warmed the planet, said a new study published Monday.For the first time, researchers were able to plot a global trend for the most destructive types of fires responsible for major economic damage and loss to animal and human life.The study was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
The six most extreme years in terms of intensity and frequency of wildfires have occurred since 2017, the study said.2023 witnessed "the most extreme wildfire intensities" of the period studied.'Feedback effect'The areas seeing a rise in extreme fires were clustered geographically -- notably North America, northern parts of Eurasia, and Australia.Temperate conifer forests, which cover the western United States, saw an 11-fold increase in extreme fires over the two decades.
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