Globally, increases in temperature, aridity and drought have increased the length of fire seasons and doubled the potentially burnable land area . Increases in the area burned have been attributed to anthropogenic climate change in North America . In parts of Africa, Asia, Australia and South America, the area burned has also increased, consistent with anthropogenic climate change. Deforestation, peat-burning, agricultural expansion or abandonment, fire suppression and inter-decadal cycles strongly influence fire occurrence. The areas with the greatest increases in the length of the fire season include the Amazon, western North America, western Asia and East Africa .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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