{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"wildfires-have-destroyed-an-area-of-protected-tropical-forest-twice-the-size-of--4623a2a6","title":"Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildfires-destroyed-area-tropical-forest.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/wildfires-have-destroyed-an-area-of-protected-tropical-forest-twice-the-size-of--4623a2a6","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T20:00:01+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-14T20:30:12.931907+00:00"}}