Destructive wildfires like the ones that ravaged the U.S. West Coast in the past couple years are set to become 50% more common by the end of this century, the UN warns in a new report
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"From Australia to Canada, the United States to China, across Europe and the Amazon, wildfires are wreaking havoc on the environment, wildlife, human health and infrastructure," notes the report, which involved more than 50 international researchers.
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