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5 Negative Impacts from Wildfires

November 5, 2024

Over the last 20 years the frequency of wildfires has doubled globally. CarbonBrief data indicates that over the past 15 years, 14 of the 20 largest wildfires on record have occurred in California. From 2001 to 2023 the areas burned has increased by over 5% per year. World Meteorological Organization data suggests that globally, extreme fire events could rise by as much as 14% by..
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Arctic Wildfires at a Tipping Point

February 14, 2023

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I have written on this subject before. Arctic amplification is a secondary effect of climate change, where global warming in the summer increases the temperature by more than twice as much in Polar Regions. A major concern from this is that it accelerates melting of the polar ice caps. Unfortunately, rising oceans are not the endpoints of the risk from arctic amplification…
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