The Mediterranean basin emerged as the wildfire hotspot that contributed to intense smoke pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires in the past two months have touched a new high since 2003, from when records have been maintained. The cumulative CO2 emissions from violent forest fires in the two months was 2643.4 megatonnes, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) announced September 21, 2021. Wildfires are common during the boreal (of the Northern Hemisphere) fire season that lasts from May to October. But the number of fires, their intensity, region covered and persistence were unusually…
Global CO2 emissions from wildfires in July, August highest since 2003: Copernicus
