Two new papers find global fire activity decreased in 20th century: ‘Two papers published this week find that global fire activity has declined since pre-industrial times’
The first paper notes biomass 'burning during the past century generally decreased,' and the second paper states that 'biomass burning emissions over the past millennium exceeded contemporary emissions by up to a factor of 4 for certain time periods.' In addition, historical analysis of wildfires around the world shows that since 1950 their numbers have decreased globally by 15%'
