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Climate change caused by humans made fire-prone conditions in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus about 10 times more likely, according to a rapid attribution study by World Weather Attribution group at Imperial College London.

"The loss of an attribution is quite rare in the modern artworld making this a significant rediscovery for Dali scholars," said Ms Downie.

It lays out what the group describes as "a legal blueprint for prosecuting these crimes, even when direct attribution to individual perpetrators is impossible".

The figures are cited with attribution, by UN agencies and widely in the media.

These and other attribution studies are taking on growing importance as California, Hawaii and other states sue oil companies, seeking billions of dollars in damages for effects linked to the burning of fossil fuels.