From the archive: ‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder

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This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable.

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The Audio Long Read

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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some
classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the
authors. This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of
headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now
than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in
banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and
less predictable. By Daniel Immerwahr. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod