Emissions from fires highest in 23 years - EU monitor

saarbruecker-zeitung.de

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For 23 years, Copernicus - the EU Earth Observation Programme - has been measuring emissions released by forest fires. This time, there is a new record.

Kronen Zeitung

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Europe is experiencing an unprecedented forest fire season this summer: According to the EU Earth observation programme Copernicus, fires in the EU and the UK have released 12.9 megatons of CO2 by mid-September – more than ever since measurements began 23 years ago. In the EU and the UK, fires released 12.9 megatons of climate-damaging carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, thus exceeding the previous record value of 11.4 megatons from 2003 and 201…

n-tv.de

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The numerous forest fires in Europe do not only cause immense damage to flora and fauna and cause numerous deaths. They also cause massive emissions of CO2. Their quantity is as high as never before since the beginning of the measurements. And the season of forest fires is still not over.

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Carbon emissions to the atmosphere in 2025 are the largest ever recorded, an increase due to the large number of forest fires.

Le Monde

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According to the Copernicus Institute, the previous records were 11.4 megatonnes of carbon, in 2003 as in 2017. This increase is mainly due to the fires that ravaged the Iberian peninsula in mid-August.

leprogres.fr

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Nearly 13 megatonnes were released by forest fires last summer in Europe, a record mainly due to forest fires that ravaged the Iberian peninsula.