Climate change boosts risk of extreme wildfires 25%: study

A Californian study published in the journal Nature reveals that human-caused climate change has heightened the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Researchers at the Breakthrough Institute used machine learning to analyze blazes from 2003 to 2020, finding that extreme wildfires increased by 25% on average compared to the pre-industrial era due to higher temperatures and drier conditions.A Californian study published in the journal Nature reveals that human-caused climate change has heightened the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Researchers at the Breakthrough Institute used machine learning to analyze blazes from 2003 to 2020, finding that extreme wildfires increased by 25% on average compared to the pre-industrial era due to higher temperatures and drier conditions.