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"Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once"
#Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once

"Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires"
#Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

"Wildfire-friendly weather nearly triples: Will outbreaks leave countries scrambling for resources?"
#Wildfires #Environment #Weather

Wildfires increasingly likely in several countries at once
The risk of synchronous wildfires is rising - and help won't be as likely to come from neighbouring countries busy with their own flames.

"Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated"
#Wildfires #AmazonRainforest #Emissions

Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated
Fires are a recurring phenomenon in central South America, often intensified by drought and deforestation. In 2024, wildfire activity reached its highest levels in 20 years, affecting vast areas of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado—the world's most biodiverse tropical savanna, stretching across one-fifth of Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay.

Haven’t seen anyone making predictions yet (maybe I’ve just missed them) but given that so far the #snowpack levels for all of Colorado are at record lows (55% of normal overall, 47% for Arkansas River basin) and last year we had pretty good level, which results in lots of new growth in grasslands and forests, I suspect we’re likely to have a surfeit of