How did 40 minutes of forest per hectare get destroyed? — Terrifying statistics from Turkey

It has been revealed that human negligence is behind thousands of forest fires occurring in Turkey. Medianews.az reports that recently, the increase in warm weather, drought, and low humidity have significantly increased forest fires. Experts categorize these fires into various groups such as natural causes, accidents, arson, and negligence. However, official figures show that the greatest damage actually stems from human irresponsibility. The majority of the 3,224 recorded forest fires in the country started due to human carelessness. The cost of this negligence has been very severe: the flames completely burned 40,032 hectares of forest area, turning it into ashes. Medianews.az