UC Irvine-led Research Team Uncovers Global Wildfire Paradox
August 22, 2025
August 22, 2025
IRVINE, California, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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UC Irvine-led research team uncovers global wildfire paradox
Total burned area declined in past two decades while human impacts worsened
* Worldwide, land area consumed by wildfires decreased by 26 percent from 2002 to 2021.
* During the same time, human exposure to blazes jumped by 40 percent, with Africa acc . . .
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UC Irvine-led research team uncovers global wildfire paradox
Total burned area declined in past two decades while human impacts worsened
* Worldwide, land area consumed by wildfires decreased by 26 percent from 2002 to 2021.
* During the same time, human exposure to blazes jumped by 40 percent, with Africa acc . . .