Devastating consequences.. Forest fires raise carbon dioxide emissions by 10%
The report, titled "Forest fire situation" That Which destroyed vast areas of boreal forests in Canada, and invaded dry forests and wetlands in South America, leading to global carbon dioxide emissions rising by (10%) above average for (20) years.
Amidst the fire, another hidden disaster was burning, which was the pollution resulting from the burning of a large number of buildings, cars, television sets, and other plastic materials
Forest fires
This came despite the total areas burned around the world being lower than average, according to what the international team of researchers said. The report concluded that heat, drought and human activities have contributed to the intensification of forest fires and particularly carbon-rich ecosystems.
Co-author of the study from the University of East Anglia in eastern England, Matthew Jones, said: “The scale and frequency of these extreme events is what I find most surprising.”
Gas emissions
He added that satellite monitoring showed that They are increasing in intensity around the world, expanding into key ecosystems, and burning larger areas than in the past.
During these years of extreme wildfires, we see more fires, bigger fires, hotter fires, and faster fires, and these characteristics accumulate to a massive extent and devastating consequences for people and nature, Jones said.
Climate change contributes to creating hot and dry conditions ideal for the spread and ignition of fires. The report, which analyzed severe wildfires from March 2024 to February 2025, concluded that the likelihood of devastating fires in Los Angeles and parts of South America was two to three times higher due to climate change. A tropical humid region in the world, shared by Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Forest fires killed 100 people in Nepal, 34 in South Africa and 31 in Los Angeles during the reporting period, with smoke spreading across the continents, causing dangerous levels of air pollution beyond the heat of the fires.
Globally, the report stated that fires released more than eight billion tons of carbon dioxide in the period 2024-2025, which is about 10% more than the average since 2003.
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