Despite What You’ve Heard, the World Isn’t on Fire

Wildfires have dominated recent headlines, but global data tell a different story. Bjorn Lomborg explains why focusing on individual disasters while ignoring long-term and worldwide trends distorts our understanding—and why better forest management and direct fire-prevention measures can protect communities more effectively than costly climate policies.

Read the op-ed in The Wall Street Journal
12 Aug 2026

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