{"id":5782,"date":"2023-05-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sondainternacional.com\/?post_type=project&p=5782"},"modified":"2024-09-26T17:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:54:49","slug":"mega-fires-beyond-extinction","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/test.sondainternacional.com\/en\/proyectos\/mega-fires-beyond-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Fires: Beyond Extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Iberian Peninsula is among the territories in Europe most affected by forest fires. In the midst of a climate crisis that results in more intense and prolonged droughts, the behavior of large fires has raised fears that Spain and Portugal are entering a new era of fire activity. In 2022, both countries led the list by number of fires and destroyed territory in Europe, with approximately 427,768 hectares<\/a> burned due to 2,726 fires (315,705 hectares in Spain and 112,063 in Portugal)*. The weather conditions both countries are experiencing have foreshadowed even more turbulent fire seasons in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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We started this project with countless unanswered questions on a topic as intricate as it is ever-evolving. Our first step was to spend six months researching and building a close network of experts. Now we have more questions than ever, but a far better clue as to how to approach such a complex phenomenon through visual journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Why do forest fires occur?
Are there more now than before? Are they now larger and more catastrophic?
What are the risk factors? How are they influenced by climate change?
What is being done to avoid them and mitigate their effects?<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n

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In the decades since fire records began, much has changed across the Iberian Peninsula: the environment, land use, forestry and environmental protocols, legislation, demographics, temperatures, and precipitation rates. As a result, the way fires behave has also changed. Large, destructive forest fires are becoming more frequent; At the same time, they bring greater complexities when it comes to controlling and extinguishing them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Forest devastated by flames in the second largest fire that took place in Spain in 2022, municipality of Toras, province of Castell\u00f3n. \u00a9 Santi Palacios for Sonda International<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t

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