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PARIS, Feb 23, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global

The Formula envisages allocating 66% of funds for planning, prevention, preparedness and recovery and 34% for response

Experts, who are alerting the world ahead of the upcoming UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, said wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating”.

Not only does the report warn of an increase in extreme fires, but it also says the regions affected by such blazes will expand in the years to come. Even the Arctic will see an elevated risk for wildfires in the years to come.

The number of extreme wildfires is set to increase this century because of the climate crisis and land-use change, a new UN report has warned. 

The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and governments are ill-prepared for the death and destruction such mega-blazes trail in their wake, the UN warned Wednesday.Even the most ambitious efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent a dramatic surge in the frequency of extreme fire conditions, a report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) concluded.

Not only does the report warn of an increase in extreme fires, but it also says the regions affected by such blazes will expand in the years to come. Even the Arctic will see an elevated risk for wildfires in the years to come.

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, reports the UNs Environment Program in Nairobi, Kenya.

Not only does the report warn of an increase in extreme fires, but it also says the regions affected by such blazes will expand in the years to come. Even the Arctic will see an elevated risk for wildfires in the years to come.

Not only does the report warn of an increase in extreme fires, but it also says the regions affected by such blazes will expand in the years to come. Even the Arctic will see an elevated risk for wildfires in the years to come.