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October saw the highest level of #wildfires in Brazil, with an area equivalent to the size of Denmark burnt through in the #Pantanal https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment-idUKKBN27H1J1
October saw the highest level of #wildfires in Brazil, with an area equivalent to the size of Denmark burnt through in the #Pantanal https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment-idUKKBN27H1J1
Meanwhile in the Arctic, peatland wildfires have been raging all year. A major concern is 'zombie' fires that smoulder at depth over winter, then spring into life.
This year the burning season started in May above the treeline in Siberia, normally it's in July
This year the burning season started in May above the treeline in Siberia, normally it's in July
Meanwhile in Indonesia
Tropical forest & peatland areas larger than the Netherlands have burned over the past five years.
Particularly worrying, as this is a man-made issue & is degrading peatlands at an exponential rate
Tropical forest & peatland areas larger than the Netherlands have burned over the past five years.
Particularly worrying, as this is a man-made issue & is degrading peatlands at an exponential rate
This Wikipedia page on global #wildfires in 2020 is far from complete, but is a terrifying reading all the same.
The new normal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_wildfire_season#Africa
The new normal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_wildfire_season#Africa
I took a look through the @guardiannews tag on wildfires for the year to date.
Unsurprisingly, majority of the content is reporting on Australia & the US, with occasional articles on Arctic & Indonesia.
The only mention of Africa is on Mt Kilimanjaro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/wildfires
Unsurprisingly, majority of the content is reporting on Australia & the US, with occasional articles on Arctic & Indonesia.
The only mention of Africa is on Mt Kilimanjaro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/wildfires
This is a worrying trend with all major news outlets & I feel should be addressed.
Here is the current #widfire situation in Africa today.
Maybe some feedback from @dpcarrington would be in order ?
Here is the current #widfire situation in Africa today.
Maybe some feedback from @dpcarrington would be in order ?
