- Wildfires from 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide: nearly half a gigaton of carbon (1.76 billion tons) was released from burning forests in North America, Europe and Asia. That's 150% higher than the annual mean of CO2 released between 2000 and 2020. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade0805?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D55525225243621864583769035263723336929%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1678127612 8 comments science
Linking pages
- Severe Global Environmental Issues Caused by Canada’s Record-Breaking Wildfires in 2023 | SpringerLink https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-023-3241-0 3 comments
- Boreal forests could be a planet-warming 'time bomb' as wildfires expand, says new study | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/world/boreal-forest-fires-study-climate-scn-intl/index.html 1 comment
- The Far North Is Burning—and Turning Up the Heat on the Planet | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-far-north-is-burning-and-turning-up-the-heat-on-the-planet/ 1 comment
- The far north is burning—and turning up the heat on the planet | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/the-far-north-is-burning-and-turning-up-the-heat-on-the-planet/ 0 comments
- Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing – Climate Feedback https://climatefeedback.org/many-factors-cause-wildfires-influence-climate-change-human-activities-growing/ 0 comments