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- The Potsdam Institute projects Europe’s burned area could triple by 2100.
- The study estimates a 39% rise under low emissions and a 192% rise under high emissions by 2100.
- By early August, 550,000 hectares—over twice Luxembourg’s size—had burned across the EU.
- France reports €15 bn in wildfire damages, the highest among EU nations.
- Prevention, training and equipment could cut burned area by up to 92% in low-warming futures.
