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  • Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review (14 Jan 2020)

    14th January, 20 / In the Media

    Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood. This is according to a review of research on global climate change and wildfire risk published today. Continue reading…

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  • Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate – Climate & Environment at Imperial (9 Dec 2019)

    9th December, 19 / In the Media

    A new research programme is speeding up efforts to understand and predict the impacts of wildfires on people, climate and wildlife, according to Dr Adriana Ford, Centre Manager at the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society

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  • Burning Issue – Research Professional (8 Nov 2019)

    8th November, 19 / In the Media

    Adriana Ford discusses a new centre aiming to improve the understanding and management of wildfires

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  • ‘South East Asia choking – again’- BBC’s Science in Action (19 Sept 2019)

    19th September, 19 / In the Media

    Listen to Prof Martin Wooster on BBC’s Science in Action

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Our mission is to lead game-changing global research for understanding, predicting and managing wildfires.

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  • 28th August, 25

    Climate change made summer wildfires in southeastern Europe 10 times more likely, scientists say (28 Aug 2025)

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Imperial College London,
Department of Life Sciences
(Chemistry Building CHEM062)
South Kensington,
London,
SW7 2AZ, UK

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wildfire@imperial.ac.uk

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