Europe’s wildfire devastation could almost triple, new research finds

Europe’s wildfire devastation could almost triple, new research finds. The development was reported by EUobserver.

Europe’s wildfire devastation could almost triple: Latest Details

Wildfires could burn nearly three times as much of Europe each year by the end of the century. That is the conclusion of a study published on Thursday (20 August) by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

“Climate change is driving up fire activity across Europe as hot, dry and windy conditions become more severe,” said Maik Billing, PIK researcher and lead author of the study.

Under a high-emissions pathway, annual burned area rises by around 192 percent, the modelling found.Even on a low-emissions pathway, equivalent to roughly 1.8 degrees Celsius of warming, wildfires would ravage a surface area 39 percent larger by the end of the century than they currently do.

Source and Timing

The latest confirmed information was attributed to EUobserver and published about 15 minutes ago.