Record-Breaking Boreal Fires May Be a Climate ‘Time Bomb’

Share this on WhatsApp CLIMATEWIRE | Boreal forest fires in northern Eurasia and North America — including parts of Canada, Alaska and Siberia — spewed record-breaking levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2021, new research finds. In a typical year, these northern blazes account for about 10 percent of the planet’s wildfire-related carbon emissions. … Continue reading Record-Breaking Boreal Fires May Be a Climate ‘Time Bomb’