Wildfires, increasing because of climate change, contributed to about 15,000 US deaths from exposure to smoke particulates between 2006 and 2020.
Extreme wildfire events have more than doubled in frequency and magnitude globally over the past two decades.
Wind provided about 20% of Europe’s electricity in 2024.
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