Iceland’s first ‘danger alert’ for a wildfire could be a sign of things to come
Drier weather and more things that can burn are putting Iceland at increasing risk of large wildfires.
Where there is fuel, there is the potential for fire. So, when Icelandic authorities, in May, issued that country’s first “danger alert” in connection with a rash of wildfires, it came as little surprise to those who have watched with concern as summer homes have been built and as the arrival of invasive species of plants and decreased sheep grazing has seen vegetation accumulate.
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