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

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.

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

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.

(New York, NY) -- A new report out today says wildfires worldwide are only going to get worse. That report by the UN Environment Program predicts the number of extreme wildfire events will increase 14-percent by the year 2030, and 30-percent by 2050. It concludes that even with the most ambitious efforts to fight climate change, the near-term consequences cannot be avoided.

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

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.

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 new United Nations report estimates that the risk worldwide of highly devastating fires could increase by 57%. Learn more at Boston.com.