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. 2025 Jan 20;35(2):R74-R76.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.060.

Wildfires: Burning our way to a 'hot house Earth'?

David M J S Bowman  1 , Calum X Cunningham  2
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Wildfires: Burning our way to a 'hot house Earth'?

David M J S Bowman et al. Curr Biol. .

Abstract

A new global analysis shows that wildfires turn temperate and boreal forests into major emitters of greenhouse gases - instead of storing carbon. Without sustainable forest fire management, forest fires may amplify climate change, leading to irreversible ecological changes.

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