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Africa’s lush tropical forests face a surprising threat: fire

Climate change and deforestation have increased the frequency of blazes in the humid forests of West and Central Africa.
White Butterfly, Western High Plateau, Cameroon.

Hills blaze in Cameroon. Fires are becoming increasingly frequent in moist tropical forests of West and Central Africa. Credit: Jan Mastnik/Shutterstock

Africa’s tropical forests are experiencing more fires than they did in the past as a result of climate change and human activities1.

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Nature 629, 731 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01395-9

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  1. Wimberly, M. C., Wanyama, D., Doughty, R., Peiro, H. & Crowell, S. Geophys. Res. Lett. 51, e2023GL106240 (2024).

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