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As climate change reshapes weather patterns throughout Europe, fires will occur more frequently and with increased intensity. The summer fire activities in Sweden in 2018 served as a harbinger of what many regions can expect: severe weather conditions leading to rapidly spreading fires.
Researchers are acutely aware that continuing warming will shift fire risk zones, and those once termed “safe” may no longer hold that designation. With altered climatic conditions contributing to increased dryness and heat, forests once resilient to fire may transform into tinderboxes.