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Aug 24, 2025, 3:40 pm111 ptsTrendingPHYSorg
Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That's roughly equivalent to the entire population of the European Union, and the number has been steadily rising—up 40% over those two decades.
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