November 7, 2025
Web desk
Rising global temperatures are fueling more intense and widespread wildfires, scientists warn. Prolonged heat dries out forests and soils, creating ideal conditions for flames to spread rapidly.
In 2024, the Amazon saw its worst fires in two decades, with climate change making such conditions up to 70 times more likely, researchers found. Southern California’s January 2025 fires also burned 25 times more area due to global warming effects.
Experts say hotter weather, land use changes, and even increased lightning are contributing to more frequent and destructive wildfires worldwide. The UN projects that extreme fires could rise by 50% by 2100 if current trends continue.
