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Wildfires fueled by climate change worsened global air pollution in 2024, causing PM2.5 spikes and prompting WMO calls for urgent cross-border action.

The UAE’s emergency response to Albania’s wildfires has included two helicopters conducting hundreds of missions under extreme heat and rugged conditions.

The World Meteorological Organization confirms 2024 is the warmest year on record, citing rising greenhouse gases and extreme weather events driven by human activities.

Fires in Brazil have destroyed 22.38 million hectares of forests between January and September, with the Amazon rainforest being the most affected biome, according to a report by MapBiomas.