2022 Mongolian wildfires

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In 2022, Mongolia has suffered a historic number of wildfires. [1] By August, it was reported that over one million hectares of land has been burned. [2] [3] The number of wildfires is 73% higher than the 2021 period. [4]

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References

  1. Agency, Xinhua News (2022-08-29). "Wildfires ravage Mongolia forests, grassland". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. "Wildfires burn over 1 mln hectares of land in Mongolia so far this year-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. "Mongolian wildfires destroy over 200 thousand hectares - News.MN". News.MN - The source of news. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. "The number of wildfires in Mongolia rise by 73 percent - News.MN". News.MN - The source of news. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-01.

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