Reacción a "Extreme fires have doubled in the last 20 years "

The press release reflects the study quite accurately. Perhaps it should emphasise more that the published work refers to the largest incendiary events (i.e. radiant intensity, which is what is detected by remote sensing in the case at hand). 

In my opinion, the study is of good quality. It also does a thorough analysis to eliminate possible biases. The choice of the 99.9th percentile ensures that the events chosen are truly representative.  

It is obvious that the problem of large fires is getting worse year by year, and this is what forest managers and decision-makers say. But I can say no more, I am not in the business of meta-analysis, nor am I in the business of comprehensive reviews of data concerning this problem. 

Of course, the authors have taken into account the confounding factors. The only limitations are given by the resolution of the images and the frequency of these images, but if one takes into account that these satellites have a high frequency relative to others, the problem is, in my opinion, minor. 

We are facing yet another manifestation of the consequences of global warming. I found it extremely interesting that night-time temperatures and humidity no longer act as a brake on fires or their spread (I was unaware of this). This is further evidence of the seriousness of the problem.