Prince William has described the risk of increased wildfires in the UK as terrifying, attributing this threat to climate change. During a visit to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in Treherbert this October, the prince met with frontline firefighters. He noted that 2026 marked the first summer he felt genuinely worried regarding the scale of these wildfires, highlighting the growing environmental dangers facing the nation and the critical role of emergency services in managing such crises.
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