Lund University: Large Forest Fire Emissions are Hidden Underground
March 02, 2026
March 02, 2026
LUND, Sweden, March 2 -- Lund University issued the following news release:
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Large forest fire emissions are hidden underground
By Johan Joelsson
Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils.
During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires w . . .
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Large forest fire emissions are hidden underground
By Johan Joelsson
Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils.
During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires w . . .