Climate Change Exacerbates Forest Fires

Climate change and forest fires are critical issues affecting Nepal severely. The devastating consequences of climate change are leading to an alarming surge in forest fires that ravage the natural environment. Climate change is caused by natural internal processes or external forces such as modulations of solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or land use. Many places have seen changes in rainfall, resulting in more floods, droughts, intense rain, severe heat waves, and ultimately helping to cause forest fires and wildfires. Globally, climate change impacts are seen as warm oceans, acidic water, melting of ice caps, and rising sea levels, among others.