England and Wales saw the number of recorded wildfires increase fourfold last year, to 983 from 247 in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - While record wildfires rage in Canada and southern European hotspots such as Spain brace for the worst, a rather unexpected location is also preparing for the ever-growing threat: London.following record temperatures of 40 deg C - in what London’s fire service called its busiest day since the Second World War.
As planet-heating emissions increase global temperatures, wildfires are becoming more severe in places like southern Europe and Canada - where this year’s wildfire season is the worst on record, burning 76,000 sq km. Analysts and officials say London is beginning to analyse how to improve its resilience to wildfires - from green spaces such as parks to buildings - yet there are concerns about the fire service’s capacity to respond to the risk.
Of the 40-odd properties that were destroyed by the fires in London last July, about half were located in Wennington, a small village in the east of the capital. “It was really quite heartbreaking,” he added. “Imagine your whole life’s possessions just gone up in smoke.” By 2070, Britain’s Met Office expects summers to be between 1 deg C and 6 deg C warmer and up to 60 per cent drier, and winters to be between 1 deg C and 4.5 deg C hotter and up to 30 per cent wetter.
Some British firefighters are also benefitting from overseas inspiration by receiving training in Spain and South Africa on wildfire management techniques, such as raking vegetation to create a firebreak, according to Dr Smith of the LSE.
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