Wildfires getting worse worldwide, with governments unprepared – UN report

Wildfires getting worse worldwide, with governments unprepared – UN report
Firefighters work at the scene of forest fire near Kyuyorelyakh village at Gorny Ulus area, west of Yakutsk, in Russia (AP)

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, according to a UN report.

This will mean spikes in smoke pollution and other related problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, experts said.

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