{
  "id": 13150433,
  "title": "Global wildfires decreased during the COVID-19 lockdown, but some fires intensified without human intervention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/global-wildfires-decreased-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-but-some",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-global-wildfires-decreased-covid-lockdown.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When the COVID-19 pandemic brought human activity to a standstill around the world in the first half of 2020, wildfire incidents also declined by more than 12%. A new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability reveals the complex role humans play in shaping global fire patterns, both as a source of fire and in helping keep fires in check.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}