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A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

U.N. researchers said many nations continue to spend too much time and money fighting fires and not enough trying to prevent them.

Land use patterns and climate change are leading to worsening, unhealthy wildfires that governments are not prepared to handle, the new U.N. report says.

BILLINGS, Mont. — A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades. That's according to a U.N. report released Wednesday that says many governments are ill-prepared to address the problem. The Western U.S., northern Siberia, central India, and eastern Australia already are seeing more blazes. U.N. researchers say the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires globally could increase by more than 50% by the turn of the century. The report calls for mor...