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UK wildfire risk rises as scientists race to map and predict infernos
Original: Anatomy of an inferno: inside the push to map, predict and prevent spread of increasing UK wildfires By Linda Geddes Sci
Guardian science writer Linda Geddes reports on the growing threat of wildfires in the UK, where hotter, drier summers are turning green landscapes into tinderboxes. Scientists are working to map, model and predict how fires spread so that outbreaks can be prevented or contained earlier, as Britain confronts a type of risk once seen mainly abroad.
Why now: Hotter summers have made UK wildfires a growing and newly urgent concern, prompting public interest in prevention efforts
Linda GeddesThe GuardianUnited Kingdom
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- Anatomy of an inferno: inside the push to map, predict and prevent spread of increasing UK wildfires By Linda Geddes Scientists are racing to understand how fires behave as hotter summers turn green landscapes into tinderboxes https://www. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/s… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 4
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