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Global Conflagration - The World on Fire

June 25, 2020

Enormous fires are destroying forests and communities around the world. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. Is there any way to stop it?

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Australien Waldbrände | Lake Tabourie
Image: Getty Images/B. Hemmings

In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. This film sets out on a gripping journey of investigation from Europe to the US, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia to follow the work of a global team of dedicated firefighters, scientists and fire experts as they investigate why our forests are burning and make an unexpected discovery: if we want to save our forests, homes, health and our climate, we need to radically change our attitude towards fire and the way we fight wildfires.

Broadcasting Hours: 

Part 1: 

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WED 12.08.2020 – 01:15 UTC
WED 12.08.2020 – 05:15 UTC
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THU 13.08.2020 – 09:15 UTC
SUN 15.08.2020 – 08:15 UTC 

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Part 2: 

DW English

WED 19.08.2020 – 01:15 UTC
WED 19.08.2020 – 05:15 UTC
THU 20.08.2020 – 09:15 UTC
SAT 21.08.2020 – 02:15 UTC
SUN 22.08.2020 – 08:15 UTC

Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3

DW Deutsch+

THU 20.08.2020 – 09:15 UTC
SUN 22.08.2020 – 08:15 UTC 

Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3