Sevenfold increase in vegetation fires in 2022 Romania

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Over 700 fires have been registered during the first six months of the year in forests managed by Romania’s National Forest Authority – Romsilva, compared to 98 in the same period of last year.

Almost all of the fires – 693 out of 711 – were in hill and plain areas.

The main cause of the fires was vegetation fires in neighboring agricultural properties, according to Romsilva. The fires spread from the crops and the fields to the forests, aided by scorching heat and dryness.

Dry vegetation remains a persistent problem due to the ongoing drought. Romania’s minister of environment, Tanczos Barna, asked farmers to be very careful while using fire in their trade or to stop using it altogether.

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