The 2022 wildfires released 647 megatonnes of carbon, surpassing emissions from seven of the ten largest emitting countries, revealing limits in our reliance on forests as carbon sinks.
The findings raise alarms about the validity of global carbon budgets that depend on forests for carbon absorption, as increasing wildfires may lead to overdrawing emissions allowances.
As mentioned, to effectively limit atmospheric CO2, we must recalibrate our carbon emission strategies to reflect current forest carbon absorption capabilities, highlighting the urgency of applying adaptive measures.
The climate crisis is leading to extreme wildfire conditions—Canada's projected temperature by the 2050s suggests that severe fires will threaten its vast woodlands.
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