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Wildfires in 2023

Year of Publication
2024
Publication Type
Journal Article
  • The hottest year on record facilitated destructive wildfires on six continents, with 70% of total burned area occurring in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Canada experienced its most severe fire season in the modern era (more than doubling burned area of the previous record), while extreme fire weather resulted in catastrophic fires in Hawaii, the Mediterranean, central Amazonia and central Chile.
  • Extreme events produced mass fatalities, lengthy evacuations and extensive economic losses.
Authors
Crystal A. Kolden, John T. Abatzoglou, Matthew W. Jones & Piyush Jain
Citation

Kolden, C.A., Abatzoglou, J.T., Jones, M.W. et al. Wildfires in 2023. Nat Rev Earth Environ 5, 238–240 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00544-y

Publication Topics
Climate Change and Fire
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00544-y