{
  "id": 28181,
  "title": "Why severe wildfires are becoming more frequent in the UK and how to cope with the health risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/14/why-severe-wildfires-are-becoming-more-frequent-in-the-uk-and-how-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-14T13:38:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UK Health Security Agency",
    "slug": "uk-health-security-agency",
    "url": "https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/07/14/why-severe-wildfires-are-becoming-more-frequent-in-the-uk-and-how-to-cope-with-the-health-risks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wildfires are actually common in the UK, although most are typically small and of short duration. Hot, dry weather can dry out vegetation providing fuel for fires and increase the risk of wildfires. Climate change projections suggest we will see conditions more favourable for larger, more severe wildfires.",
  "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."
}