Nairobi, 23 February, 2022 – Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.
Experts warn that numbers of wildfires will rise by 50% by 2100
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Following the catastrophic wildfires of 2021 interest in this project has gained further visibility around the world.
By August 2021, despite all the difficulties arising from the incumbent pandemic the 19-01 team have now finalized the main specifications for the future development of the new aircraft -
On the July 2021 the 19-01 team presented the project and design for the new firefighting aircraft to the EU member states