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Unravelling the risk of forest fires in southern Europe

Each year we hear terrible news from southern Europe about forest fires, a trend that has continued this week with the tragic events in central Portugal. Obviously the urgency lies with stopping the fire and providing help to local communities, but once the crisis is past, we need to take a scientific look at the root causes behind the headlines.

Fighting catastrophic forest fires

Watch our video, which looks at the key factors of increased forest fire risk in the Mediterranean region.