'Unprecedented but unsurprising': Climate change & lack of prevention behind wildfires, extreme heat

France 24 interviewed Alexander Held, a senior expert in fire management and resilience. He argues that Europe's wildfire crisis isn't truly unforeseeable—it's the consequence of decades of ignored warnings about climate change and failures in ecological and governance. The flames themselves, Held says, aren't the real problem; the underlying issue is mismanagement. He frames this moment as an opportunity to fundamentally rethink how societies manage and steward forests.

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