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Wildfires in wet African forests have doubled in recent decades - EurekAlert


A new study presents the first large-scale analysis of fire patterns in west and central Africa’s wet, tropical forests. The number of active fires there typically doubled over 18 years, particularly in the Congo Basin. The increases are primarily due to increasingly hot, dry conditions and humans’ impact on the forests, including deforestation. The increase in forest fires is likely to continue given current climate projections, according to the study.

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