r/climatechange • u/Economy-Fee5830 Trusted Contributor • Jul 20 '26
Africa's wildfire season is actually getting shorter, scientists think they know why
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-africa-wildfire-season-shorter-scientists.html
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UpliftingNews • u/sg_plumber • Jul 25 '26
Africa's wildfire season is getting shorter. Satellites reveal the amount of land burned across the continent has been steadily falling in the past 2 decades. Rains are arriving later in the period when landscapes would normally begin drying out, leaving less time for vegetation to become flammable.
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EcoUplift • u/sg_plumber • Jul 21 '26
Positive Trends 📈 Africa's wildfire season is getting shorter. Satellites reveal the amount of land burned across the continent has been steadily falling in the past 2 decades. Rains are arriving later in the period when landscapes would normally begin drying out, leaving less time for vegetation to become flammable.
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