Wildfires
WHS severely damaged by wildfires after being enlisted as a WHS.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Cerrado Protected Areas | 2017 | |
| Fraser Island | 2020 | |
| Garajonay | 2012 | |
| Gondwana Rainforests | ||
| Kilimanjaro National Park | October 2020 | |
| Los Alerces National Park | January 2024, probably caused by arson and an unusual heatwave | |
| Mount Kenya | 2019: "fires have already destroyed more than 80,000 hectares of forest and grassland, which represents almost half the area of the World Heritage site" | |
| Risco Caido | "A mountain fire, sparked by a welder using a soldering iron, spiralled out of control in Gran Canaria, Spain, on Sunday August 11th [2019] causing mass evacuations. ... It has spread from the Artenara municipality into both Galdar and Tejeda, including the Sacred Mountains World Heritage Site and is burning through the pine forests of the Caldera de Tejeda." | |
| Serra de Tramuntana | 2013 | |
| Yellowstone | 1988 |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Wildfires?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source