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Scientists at a geosciences conference in Vienna predict fires will increase and could spread to previously fire-free parts of the world as the climate changes, and in turn contribute to global warming by producing greenhouse gases. In 2007, more than 200 wild fires erupted in Southeastern Europe. Canadian fires are expected to double with a longer fire season by the end of century.
Source: Wild fires likely to spread due to global warming – Reuters
Date: 17 April 2008
Eucalyptus forest and farms in south-eastern Australia are getting warmer, drier and more prone to fire due to global warming. Tens of thousands of wildfires blaze every season, with climate change exacerbating their intensity.
Source: Australia Wildfires Caused Partly By Global Warming, Says Expert – Huffington Post
Date: 10 February 2009
According to a study by UK Met Office Hadley Centre published in Nature Geoscience, a rise of just 1 degree could have irreversible impacts on the forest; 75% forest loss for a 3 degrees rise, and 85% for a rise of 4 degrees.
Source: 85% of the Amazon rainforest may be lost due to global warming – Monga Bay
Date: 14 March 2009
A new report shows that all fires combined release an amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere equal to 50 percent of that coming from the combustion of fossil fuels. “It’s very clear that fire is a primary catalyst of global climate change,” said Swetnam, director of UA’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Huge areas of boreal forests of Siberia, Canada and northern Europe burn each year.
Source: Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought – U.S. News
Date: 4 May 2009
Source: Water shortages go global – The Economist (requires subscription to read)
Date: 8 April 2009
Tropical forests like the Amazon, if they do not receive enough rainfall, emit tonnes of carbon dioxide.
The severe 2005 drought in the Amazon triggered by the warming of the North Atlantic released 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide. 100 millimetres (4 inches) of water deficit could trigger a loss of 2.7 tons of aboveground forest carbon per hectare.
Droughts also increase the risk of fires and threaten biodiversity.
Source: Drought threatens the Amazon rainforest as a carbon sink – Monga Bay
Date: 5 March 2009
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