People Fixing the World - Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks

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Wildfires can have a devastating impact, destroying land, homes and lives. Scientists say that as the planet gets warmer, they are only going to start more often. World Hacks looks at three projects in Spain and North America that are trying to prevent forest fire destruction, by making the landscape itself more fire-resistant.

Presenter: Harriet Noble
Reporters: Ammar Ebrahim and Richard Kenny

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Published on Tuesday, 24th July 2018.

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