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Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

2 June 2023

Carbon emissions from wildfires in Canada were the highest ever recorded in May, highlighting the growing risk of blazes earlier in the year

Firefighters in Louchats, France, on 17 July 2022

European wildfires have released a record amount of carbon

4 August 2022

The climate-warming pollution from wildfires in the first half of 2022 in the EU and UK has been on a par with the annual emissions of Croatia

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