World Resources Institute’s Post

Climate change is fueling wildfires in Canada🌲🔥 The 2023 wildfires in Canada accounted for more than a 1/4 of all #TreeCoverLoss globally that year and were largely driven by unusually hot temperatures and low precipitation. Québec, Northwest Territories, Alberta and British Columbia all experienced record high tree cover loss due to fires in 2023. Though #forestfires in #Canada and other northern boreal forests are a common and natural occurrence, drier, hotter conditions caused by climate change are leading to fires that are larger and more frequent than in past decades. Read the new analysis from Global Forest Watch about how these #wildfires had a massive effect on greenhouse gas emissions▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof

🌍🔥 The impact of climate change on forest fires is undeniable, with Canada's 2023 wildfires highlighting the urgent need for action. Read more about this critical issue from Global Forest Watch. #ClimateChange #Wildfires #Sustainability 🌲📊

The Canadian wildfires from 2023 made international news for the billions of dollars of damage they caused. A new study from WRI’s Global Forest Watch initiative and the University of Maryland found that in 2023, 7.8 million hectares of forests in Canada went up in smoke, displacing thousands of people. The area was 6 times the annual average since 2001. The loss of tree cover released nearly 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide, almost four times the annual emissions of the entire global aviation sector in 2022.Thankfully, Canada's forests are resilient as they are capable of offsetting their own carbon emissions if they can regrow over the coming decades. The wildfires of 2023 were record-breaking, but are part of trend of wildfires becoming more frequent and severe. Unusually hot temperatures and drier atmospheric conditions caused by climate change are fuel for these wildfires, threatening the forest's capability to regrow. Human-driven climate change is causing these wildfire seasons to become longer, yet Canada excludes the emissions from it's greenhouse gas inventory because currently it falls under emissions from unmanaged land. Half of the wildfires are started by people, which, while usually smaller than natural wildfires, caused 20% of the total damage in 2023. To combat the growing climate crisis, these forest fires need to be fought, and all emissions need to be accounted for. Find out more about the global risks that threaten our planet here: https://lnkd.in/e6cJeEGc #Wildfires #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Heat #Temperatures #Canada

One study estimates that the annual area burned from #wildfires in #Canada increased more than 30,000 hectares per year between 1959 and 2015🌳🔥 ▶️Another recent analysis from WRI shows that globally, #forestfires are burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago. This trend is likely driven by the fact that in parts of Canada and other northern latitudes, land surface temperatures are warming at rates roughly double the global average. ▶️Higher temperatures caused by #climatechange dry out the landscape and make #forests more susceptible to fire, driving longer fire seasons and larger forest fires. As larger forested areas burn, more carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, further exacerbating climate change and contributing to even more fires as part of a fires-climate feedback loop. Find out how Canada's 2023 wildfires had a massive effect on #greenhousegas emissions▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof

As we are experiencing heat waves everywhere, this is a good visual to remind ourselves on how our individual actions (if we are not thoughtful about them) can contribute to this vicious loop that we are subjecting ourselves to. #climatechange #heatwaves

One study estimates that the annual area burned from #wildfires in #Canada increased more than 30,000 hectares per year between 1959 and 2015🌳🔥 ▶️Another recent analysis from WRI shows that globally, #forestfires are burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago. This trend is likely driven by the fact that in parts of Canada and other northern latitudes, land surface temperatures are warming at rates roughly double the global average. ▶️Higher temperatures caused by #climatechange dry out the landscape and make #forests more susceptible to fire, driving longer fire seasons and larger forest fires. As larger forested areas burn, more carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, further exacerbating climate change and contributing to even more fires as part of a fires-climate feedback loop. Find out how Canada's 2023 wildfires had a massive effect on #greenhousegas emissions▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof

One study estimates that the annual area burned from #wildfires in #Canada increased more than 30,000 hectares per year between 1959 and 2015🌳🔥 Singapore is not immune to the impacts of global climate trends. As we continue to experience rising temperatures and changing weather patterns, it’s crucial that we take action to mitigate our carbon footprint and enhance our climate resilience. Find out how Canada’s 2023 wildfires had a massive effect on #greenhousegas emissions ▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof #Sustainability #GreenBusiness #ParisAgreement #ClimateAction

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