Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned 15.1 million hectares and released 554 million tonnes of carbon; scientists found most came from soil and peat beneath the trees
- Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study findsUnderground stores of rich soil and thick peat were the main fuel behind the record emissions created during Canada’s 2023 wildfire season.
- Rather than standing trees and leaves, carbon locked beneath the forest floor accounted for 76 per cent of all carbon released by the blazes.
- According to a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, titled Three-fourths of Carbon Emissions from 2023 Record-Breaking Wildfires in Canada Traced to Soil and Peat Combustion, the fire season burned an
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- Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study findsUnderground stores of rich soil and thick peat were the main fuel behind the record emissions created during Canada’s 2023 wildfire season.
- Rather than standing trees and leaves, carbon locked beneath the forest floor accounted for 76 per cent of all carbon released by the blazes.
- According to a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, titled Three-fourths of Carbon Emissions from 2023 Record-Breaking Wildfires in Canada Traced to Soil and Peat Combustion, the fire season burned an
Sources: Times of India