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A major new study reveals that emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from wildfires has increased globally by 60 % since 2001 and nearly tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal forests.
A study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and published today in Science , grouped regions of the world into "pyromes"—regions where wildfire patterns are affected by similar environmental, human, and climate controls—revealing key factors driving the recent increase in wildfire activity. (University of East Anglia, more at sciencedaily.com)
