Figure 1 Selected recent wildfire events
Many wildfires are natural and necessary, helping plant species to reproduce. But the way land is managed in a warming world is increasing the risk of extreme wildfire events and disasters.
Certain global biomes (large-scale ecosystems) are susceptible to fire, including both grasslands and some forests (Figure 1). Fire occurs frequently during the dry season in African Savannah and other grasslands because of lightning strikes, but the surface biomass is dominated by grass and naturally limits fire intensity.
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