Tag: Forest fires
Research: Smoke pollution caused by forest fires may cause more than 12,000 additional deaths annually in the future | News in brief
Deaths caused by smoke inhalation are said to be on the rise, especially in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia. 22:31•Updated 22:33 Smoke pollution caused by forest fires…
What is France’s share in deforestation in the Amazon?
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Deforestation continues at an alarming rate More than 43 million hectares were lost between 2004 and 2017 according to a WWF report; the…
Mega forest fires will increase by 30% by 2050
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Forest fires: Australia’s climate suicide? Thousands of houses reduced to ashes, 28 dead and an unimaginable number of animals missing. Since September 2019,…
Deforestation in the Amazon: what is France’s share?
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Deforestation continues at an alarming rate More than 43 million hectares were lost between 2004 and 2017 according to a WWF report; the…
Three imminent scourges identified by the Frontières scientific report
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Global warming in 2021: the alarm signals are everywhere!
The year that is coming to an end will have been disrupted in many ways. Especially in terms of climate. All over the Globe, catastrophes have followed one another at…
How the melting Arctic sets the United States on fire
In the Arctic, the ice is melting. In the American West, forest fires are getting more and more violent. All because of anthropogenic global warming. Researchers are now showing how…
The “thermokarst” climate bomb, or the sudden collapse of permafrost due to fires
What directly melts the Arctic is anthropogenic global warming. But researchers are now telling us that the intensifying forest fires in the region are accelerating the thawing of the permafrost.…
This carbon must absolutely remain trapped: mapping of areas to be protected
To avoid a climate catastrophe, we are going to have to decarbonize our economy. But also, counting on certain ecosystems to store carbon. And researchers are now offering us a…