Rising risk of wildfires across UK from climate crisis, scientists warn

Once-in-a-century weather extremes could become commonplace by 2080 unless carbon emissions are curbedOnce-in-a-century weather extremes that pose the highest danger of wildfires could occur every year in parts of the UK as the climate changes, scientists warn.A study led by the University of Reading aimed to predict how the danger of blazes taking hold would increase as a result of rising temperatures and less summer rainfall in the UK in the coming decades. Continue reading...