Humans cause nine out of ten wildfires
Most catastrophic blazes are not natural disasters but the result of simple carelessness, like unattended barbecues or discarded cigarette butts.
While extreme heatwaves and rising temperatures create the perfect conditions for forests to ignite, the spark itself is rarely a natural phenomenon. In regions like France, which has faced some of its toughest fire seasons since World War Two, official data reveals that 90 percent of wildfires are caused by human activity.
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