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Wildfires of unprecedented size and intensity have scorched millions of acres worldwide over the past couple of weeks, fueled by dry conditions and higher-than-normal temperatures. We posted about the fires in Turkey last week and these new Overviews show:

1. Fires burning in Evia, Greece
2. The Dixie Fire in Northern California
3. Aftermath of the Bootleg Fire in Oregon

The devastation of this year’s fire season was also underscored by the release of a new report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week, which warns of more frequent heatwaves, fires, droughts, and floods if serious cuts to global emissions are not made soon.

Source imagery: ESA / NASA / Nearmap