Climate change made severe UK wildfires in 2022 six times more likely. That summer saw temperatures hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’.
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University of Exeter
Climate change made severe UK fires in 2022 six times more likely
New research shows that the damaging fires during the UK’s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more likely due to human-caused climate change. That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C
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Wildfires and prescribed burns could emit up to 21% more gases 🌫️🔥, including those contributing to air pollution 🌍💨, than previously estimated.
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A rapid rise in atmospheric CO₂ 📈 56 million years ago led to widespread forest loss 🌳, increased wildfires 🔥, and major soil erosion 🏜️ within a few centuries, based on high-resolution marine sediment records 🧭, showing how quickly land ecosystems can destabilize under abrupt global warming 🌡️.
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EurekAlert!
Global warming and CO2 emissions 56 million years ago resulted in massive forest fires and soil erosion
The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the atmosphere in a short period of time, it led to large-scale forest fires and erosion. Mei Nelissen, PhD candidate at NIOZ and UU, and her…
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Climate change is eroding the "nighttime lull" that helps firefighters contain wildfires. A study of 9,000 blazes across North America found that fire-conducive hours have increased by 36% since the 1970s, with "round-the-clock" burning conditions jumping by 232% in some northern regions.
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Science Advances
A weakened diurnal weather constraint leads to longer burning hours in North America
Weakened constraints of the day-night weather cycles are making wildfires burn longer and harder to control across North America.
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Wildfires have caused accelerating deforestation in California forests over the past 30 years, especially at high elevations, while replanting efforts have fallen behind.
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UC Davis
Wildfire-Driven Deforestation Rates in California Among Highest in World
California has one of the highest rates of wildfire-driven deforestation in the world, and the trend has accelerated over the past three decades, according to a UC Davis study.
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Stanford study finds prescribed burns could reduce California wildfire smoke pollution by 10% over a decade
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SFGATE
Stanford study finds surprising upside of prescribed burns
"As a species, we’re not that good at delayed gratification."
Science News
Wildfires now the dominant contributor of unhealthy levels of air pollution for pregnant women in the US Read Full Article #WildfirePollution #PregnantHealth #AirQualityUpdate
📊 A new study reveals wildfires are now the leading cause of unhealthy air pollution (fine particulate matter, PM2.5) for pregnant women in the US, contributing almost two-thirds of high-pollution days.
📈 Between 2003 and 2019, overall prenatal PM2.5 exposure decreased by 34%, but wildfire smoke's contribution more than doubled, offsetting improvements and becoming the dominant factor by 2019.
🌍 Nearly 65% of prenatal PM2.5 exceedance days were linked to wildfire smoke by the study's end, with disproportionately higher burdens in the Northwest and Western states, affecting low-income, rural, and Native American communities.
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📈 Between 2003 and 2019, overall prenatal PM2.5 exposure decreased by 34%, but wildfire smoke's contribution more than doubled, offsetting improvements and becoming the dominant factor by 2019.
🌍 Nearly 65% of prenatal PM2.5 exceedance days were linked to wildfire smoke by the study's end, with disproportionately higher burdens in the Northwest and Western states, affecting low-income, rural, and Native American communities.
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Science News
Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents. Under current policies, which will result in 2.6C of warming, children born today can expect to experience 84% more exposure to extreme fire weather than those…
🔥 European children born in 2025 could face nearly twice as much extreme fire weather compared to their great-grandparents if climate action doesn't accelerate. Current policies suggest a child born in 2025 will experience three more years of fire-conducive weather over their lifetime than someone born in 1950, with an 84% increase in exposure expected.
🌍 Under current policies leading to 2.6C warming, children born today can expect 84% more exposure to extreme fire weather than those born in 1950, with 86% of this increase attributed to climate change. Limiting warming to 1.5C could reduce this exposure by 1.3 years for children born in 2025.
☀️ The Mediterranean region is projected to see the fastest rise in severe fire weather. Generation Beta (born from 2025) may face five more years of extreme fire weather exposure than baby boomers (born post-WWII).
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🌍 Under current policies leading to 2.6C warming, children born today can expect 84% more exposure to extreme fire weather than those born in 1950, with 86% of this increase attributed to climate change. Limiting warming to 1.5C could reduce this exposure by 1.3 years for children born in 2025.
☀️ The Mediterranean region is projected to see the fastest rise in severe fire weather. Generation Beta (born from 2025) may face five more years of extreme fire weather exposure than baby boomers (born post-WWII).
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