Global carbon emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% over the past two decades, with the largest contributions coming from fires in Siberia and western North America.
Articles on wildfire emissions
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An analysis of 88 million wildfire observations over the past 21 years shows a strong increase in the frequency and intensity of the most extreme fires around the world.
Australia’s approach to estimating bushfire emissions is credible and sophisticated. But it must be refined as technology improves and the climate changes.
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Research Fellow in Pyrogeography, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Research fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor and Pyrogeographer, University of Idaho
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NERC Independent Research Fellow in Climate Science, University of East Anglia