Jun 8, 2023

Wildfires in the Boreal Forests Reaching Unprecedented Levels

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that global warming is worsening wildfires in boreal forests. Evidence from sediment cores suggests that the increase in fires has reached an unprecedented level in the last 10,000 years. Fossil lobbyists are pushing false narratives about the causes of the fires, but the reality is that drier and warmer conditions mean more intense fires.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣

Head of Earth System Analysis @ Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research & professor of Physics of the Oceans @ Potsdam University. Dad. Opinions my own!

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Die Erderhitzung verschlimmert Waldbrände laut Weltklimarat IPCC. Holzkohle in Sedimentbohrkernen legt nahe, dass die Zunahme der Feuer in den borealen Wäldern ein seit mindestens 10.000 Jahren einmaliges Niveau erreicht hat.
Siehe https://t.co/vRfy55BxnX https://t.co/GE8mbBvW2v
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 8, 2023
Guardian zitiert dazu Feuer-Experten: https://t.co/v0l39c1Gsi
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 8, 2023
Weitere Infos dazu aus der Wissenschaft. Egal was der Auslöser ist, trockener und wärmer bedeutet schlimmere Brände. Fossile Lobbyisten posten wie immer Grafiken wie "verbrannte Fläche", die aber absichtliche Brandrodung beinhalten (daher früher mehr). https://t.co/dsFQob48LG
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 8, 2023
Die Brände in Quebec wurden durch Blitzschlag entzündet.
"Most fires in the boreal forest of northern Canada are started by lightning. A one-degree Celsius increase in temperature amounts to about 12% more lightning."https://t.co/mXWvknyaqR
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 8, 2023
Die aktuellen Brände in Quebec wurden durch Blitzschlag entzündet.
"Most fires in the boreal forest of northern Canada are started by lightning. A one-degree Celsius increase in temperature amounts to about 12% more lightning."https://t.co/mXWvknyaqR
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 8, 2023
https://t.co/cZ3H8iQt85
— Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 (@rahmstorf) June 10, 2023