{"id":13956,"date":"2022-08-05T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T09:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mena\/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%9f\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:05:17","slug":"how-to-deal-with-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mena\/en\/how-to-deal-with-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal with Wildfires?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the end of July 2023, Algeria announced that 34 people were killed by the fires<\/a> that erupted in at least 11 provinces. According to local authorities, this disaster could have been avoided had some of the victims responded to calls to “evacuate homes threatened by fire” or at least implemented simple measures that could have kept them safe as the fires raged.<\/p>\n\n

It is difficult to predict what effect climate change and human activity will have on the risk of wildfires in the future. For now, what is certain is that extreme weather events that fuel fires, such as heatwaves, are increasing and occurring at a faster pace than scientists had predicted. In theory, the continued burning of fossil fuels will raise the concentrations of emitted greenhouse gases even further, intensifying global warming. This practically means that forest fires, heatwaves, and droughts will increase at unprecedented rates.<\/p>\n\n

This disruption has become particularly noticeable in countries of the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, and we have seen its repercussions in Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco in the past few years. As such, we need to adopt a new way of thinking that would enable us to adapt to the consequences of climate change, so that we are psychologically and practically prepared for these events as much as possible. In other words, we have to be prepared to deal with wildfires and adapt to this growing threat.<\/p>\n\n

When wildfires occur near you, be prepared to protect yourself and your family until firefighters and professionals arrive by following these guidelines:<\/p>\n\n