Creepy images that went around the world and showed her NY “suffocate” from the fumes fires which burned Canada for several days, brought back to the public discussion the problem of megafires, which is considered a new global threat.

Fires like those in Canada tend to become more frequent and are a multifactorial, threatening phenomenon that not only destroys the present, but also threatens the future of the planet.

The frequency of wildfires, exacerbated by high temperatures in many regions, is an ominous sign of the negative effects of climate change, experts warn. While scientists don’t link this summer’s fires to climate change,Experts and officials say global warming will exacerbate these effects.

By the end of the century, the area of ​​fires is likely to double, according to Natural Resources Canada. Such a scenario could have major implications for human life, ecosystems and air quality, as well as affecting the supply of timber.

A rare occurrence… once upon a time