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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing
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It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more. Experts say these seemingly opposite trends are happening at the same...

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