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"The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme
wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.
The wildfires can cause catastrophic loss of human life, property and wildlife
and cause billions of dollars of damage. Scientists say this is climate change
“playing out in front of our eyes”.
The analysis of satellite data showed the number of extreme fires had risen by
more than 10 times in the past 20 years in temperate conifer forests, such as
in the western US and Mediterranean. It has increased by seven times in the
vast boreal forests in northern Europe and Canada. Australia was also a hotspot
for these devastating fires.
The scientists also found that the intensity of the worst wildfires had doubled
since 2003, and that the six years with the biggest numbers of extreme fires
had all occurred since 2017. On average across the globe, extreme wildfires
have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades.
The researchers also warned that the rise in the huge fires was threatening to
create a “scary” feedback loop, in which the vast carbon emissions released by
the fires cause more global heating, which causes more fires."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
