Extreme fires are on the rise worldwide, caused by the climate crisis

Fires are the new "polar bear" commonly used by the media to convey the climate crisis and the threat of major natural hazards. And this despite the fact that most fires on Earth are harmless, even ecologically beneficial. But are the fires really more extreme? Climate skeptics have disputed this claim. They point to a global decline in burned area and argue that attention paid to wildfires is a disruptive form of media confirmation bias. (Calum Cunningham, David Bowman and Grant Williamson, The Conversation)