Tag: Tropical forest

ClimateScience

Wildfire Carbon Emissions Surge 9% as Climate Crisis Intensifies Global Blazes

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year, reaching the sixth highest level on record according to new research. Climate change is intensifying fire conditions globally, with devastating blazes across South America, Canada, and Africa causing massive environmental damage and loss of life.

Record Wildfire Emissions Linked to Climate Crisis

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record, according to a comprehensive global report. The analysis indicates that intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests, and wetlands while decimating Canada’s northern forests, significantly pushing up levels of damaging greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

by Priya Kapoor
EnvironmentScience

Australian Tropical Rainforests Shift from Carbon Sink to Emissions Source in World First

Australian tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to transition from carbon sinks to net carbon emitters, according to new research. The shift, driven by extreme temperatures and drier conditions, began approximately 25 years ago and could signal future changes for global tropical forests.

World First: Australian Rainforests Become Carbon Emitters

Australian tropical rainforest trees have reportedly become the first globally to switch from being a carbon sink to an emissions source, according to new research published in Nature. The analysis indicates this fundamental shift began approximately 25 years ago due to increasingly extreme temperatures and drier conditions affecting forest health.

by Samuel Kim