Worsening Wildfires Have EMSL Researchers Looking for Impact on Soil, Climate
July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news:
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Acres consumed by wildfires have nearly doubled in last few decades
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Wildfires today burn twice as much tree cover worldwide as they did 20 years ago.
More than 22.9 million acres of tree cover were lost globally in 2021 due to wildfires compared to 11.9 million acres lo . . .
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Acres consumed by wildfires have nearly doubled in last few decades
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Wildfires today burn twice as much tree cover worldwide as they did 20 years ago.
More than 22.9 million acres of tree cover were lost globally in 2021 due to wildfires compared to 11.9 million acres lo . . .