Wildfires in Canada burned six times the annual average since 2001, causing tree cover loss equivalent to 3 billion tons of CO2, unaccounted for in national emissions. The scale is compared to emissions from driving 714 million cars or four times global aviation's emissions in 2022.
NASA researcher Jessica McCarty highlights the increasing wildfire activities and emissions in boreal forests, noting a spike in extreme fires globally in recent years. She emphasizes the need to understand the impact of intense wildfires on the ecosystems.
Global Forest Watch's James MacCarthy and Alexandra Tyukavina mention the prolonged impact of CO2 emissions from Canadian wildfires, emphasizing it will take decades for ecosystems to absorb these emissions.
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