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Environment
Research: Even if warming is kept below 1.5°C, wildfires will significantly reduce the amount of carbon absorbed by land.
The percentage of burned area at 1.5°C and 2.0°C for each GFED region will change from the current time. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01554-7 One of the objectives of the Paris Agreement was to “continue our efforts” to keep global warming below 1.5°C, but even this ambitious goal will continue to grow as wildfires become more intense and frequent.…
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Researchers simulate how wildfires spread across a region
(a) Prediction of maximum incident heat flux due to direct flame contact to buildings during the Thomas Fire. (b) Prediction of maximum incident heat flux due to radiation to buildings during the Thomas Fire. The white line represents the observed fire perimeter. Credit: Dwi MJ Purnomo et al. More than 6,000 wildfires have been recorded in California already this year,…
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