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As Britain experiences hotter, drier summers, wildfires are increasing in numbers and severity. In the UK, climate change is driving increasingly frequent periods of fire-supportive weather, as evidenced this year. This is the new norm to which we must adapt quickly. This year, 48,000 hectares have been burned by wildfire. That is seven times the average burned between 2006 and 2024, and more than twice the area burned in 2022. On 9 October, the Scottish Government delayed similar restrictions due to their fears that they could