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Climate change heightens threats in a world on fire
If global warming continues unabated, it is likely extreme fire events will too, say experts
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INDONESIA: Firefighters at work last year in Riau, a province close to Singapore.
PHOTO: RIAU DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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Over the past year or so, Earth was a planet on fire.
In almost every continent - from Australia to the Americas - areas of forest, tundra and savannah were ablaze, and the fires were all caused by different reasons.
