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Megafires: The Global Threat
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Megafires: The Global Threat

Jan 21, 2020
1h 34m
★ 8.3

Overview

For more than a decade, wildfires of unprecedented force have been devouring our lives, homes and forests at a steady pace. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. This film sets out on a gripping journey of investigation from Europe to the US, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia to follow the work of a global team of dedicated firefighters, scientists and fire experts as they investigate why our forests are going up in flames, and act on an unexpected discovery: if we want to save our forests, homes, health and our climate, we need to radically change our attitude towards fire and the way we fight wildfires.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE
Georama TV Productions
NHK
Luna Blue Film
Cabala Producciones
Latvijas Televizija
Česká televize
DW
ERT
Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
RSI
RTP
RTBF
VRT
Ushuaïa TV
TG4
SVT
SRF

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Cast

Cosima Dannoritzer

Cosima Dannoritzer