Series of wildfires across Scotland during ‘extreme’ alert. Dead ground vegetation left over from winter can act as a fuel for fires, but climate change – where summers are warmer and drier and winters milder and wetter – is also a key factor.

Series of wildfires across Scotland during ‘extreme’ alert. Dead ground vegetation left over from winter can act as a fuel for fires, but climate change – where summers are warmer and drier and winters milder and wetter – is also a key factor.

Source: The_Weekend_Baker