The time is now to act against the growing threat of runaway wildfires fuelled by climate change

29 December 2023 - 00:00 By Trevor Abrahams

The recent surge in wildfires in the Western Cape has captured the attention of the media and the public. Fires at this time of the year are not unusual in this region, but the scale and intensity of the recent blazes underscore warnings about the impact of climate change on wildfires...

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