Published in Nature Climate Change · View the paper (DOI)
A study by Lund University finds that demographic changes, such as population growth and urbanization, pose a greater threat to natural fires than climate change, increasing the risk of fires in certain regions. The research suggests that areas with no human population are more prone to uncontrolled fires due to lack of urban planning.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Demographic changes increase the risk of natural fires Lund University · May 2, 2016 · first to report
- Wildfires: More people, less fires Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) · May 13, 2016