Wildfires Are Getting More Frequent and Devastating

Climate change is accelerating forest wildfires that are on the rise, particularly in the boreal regions that encircle the Arctic. Boreal fires significantly raise carbon dioxide levels - which can have implications for future warming.

Read the whole story in the Economist.

It is the large-scale combustion of coal, oil and natural gas that has unlocked energy on a large scale and set in train profound changes to the planet’s climate.

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