Megafires: The Global Threat
For more than a decade, wildfires of unprecedented force have been devouring our lives, homes and forests at a steady pace. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. This film sets out on a gripping journey of investigation from Europe to the US, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia to follow the work of a global team of dedicated firefighters, scientists and fire experts as they investigate why our forests are going up in flames, and act on an unexpected discovery: if we want to save our forests, homes, health and our climate, we need to radically change our attitude towards fire and the way we fight wildfires.
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Megafires: The Global Threat
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 21, 2020
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Incendies géants : enquête sur un nouveau fléau
Production Companies
ARTE, Georama TV Productions, NHK, Luna Blue Film, Cabala Producciones, Latvijas Televizija, Česká televize, DW, EPT, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), RSI, RTP, RTBF, VRT, Ushuaïa TV, TG4, SVT, SRF
Director
Cosima Dannoritzer
Description
For more than a decade, wildfires of unprecedented force have been devouring our lives, homes and forests at a steady pace. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. This film sets out on a gripping journey of investigation from Europe to the US, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia to follow the work of a global team of dedicated firefighters, scientists and fire experts as they investigate why our forests are going up in flames, and act on an unexpected discovery: if we want to save our forests, homes, health and our climate, we need to radically change our attitude towards fire and the way we fight wildfires.
