Climate change continued to have unpredictable impacts on wildfire in 2024. Unexpected shifts, like the Americas producing 40% of C emissions (normally it's <25%), and anomalous events, like the fatal Feb '24 Chile fire or the Pantanal wetlands burning, occur more often.
Reposted from
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Kolden et al. document 2024 wildfires, finding:
- 367 Mha burned
- Burned area decreased 5.4% from 2023
- Fires released an estimate 1965 Tg C
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehnTP)
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- 367 Mha burned
- Burned area decreased 5.4% from 2023
- Fires released an estimate 1965 Tg C
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehnTP)
@pyrogeog.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @mattwjones.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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