Since 1880, the world has warmed by 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit (1.09 degrees Celsius)
4.0 million
As of September 1, 2020, nearly 40,000 wildfires have burned over 4.0 million acres this year.
75%
Residential is the leading property type for fire deaths (75.0%), fire injuries (77.1%) and fire dollar loss (43.3%).
6x
An average annual 1°C temperature increase would increase the median burned area per year as much as 600 percent in some types of forests.
23k
Each year 22,975 firefighters get injured on the fire ground.
Our solution
An up-to-date, comprehensive visual analysis of the historic wildfire records and novel interactive interface providing an easy access to better understand the trends and future projection of wildfires, facilitating findings that can have important implications for fire prevention and planning.