Earth Sciences

Human-driven greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions cause distinct regional impacts on extreme fire weather

D. Touma, S. Stevenson, et al.

This groundbreaking research by Danielle Touma, Samantha Stevenson, Flavio Lehner, and Sloan Coats reveals how past and future human activities shape wildfire risk. Discover how greenhouse gas-induced extreme fire weather may soar in the 21st century, especially in the Amazon, as aerosol-driven cooling wanes.

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