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Why are there so many more wildfires? This expert explains

This video is part of: Centre for Nature and Climate

Wildfires have devastated landscapes across the world this year, from France and Spain to Southeast Asia. What’s driving the fires? A combination of extreme heat, wind and dryness, exacerbated both by climate change and the failure to prepare - as Natalie Çilem of the World Economic Forum’s Global Network for Wildfire Leadership explains.

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