Australia's 'black summer' heats up the stratosphere and enlarges the ozone hole in Antarctica

2022-08-27T00:59+0200thesaxon (en)

Share send in Telegram; share on Facebook; tweet; send to Viber; send to Whatsapp; send to Messenger. Scientists have found that the effects of Australia n forest fires are similar to the most powerful volcanic eruptions. In 2019, researchers noted a jump in global temperature in the stratosphere by a record 0.

Why does Chongqing's 'heroic spirit' resonate so strongly?: Global Times editorial

2022-08-26T19:58+0200globaltimes (en)

Firefighters are putting out the fire in Chongqing. Photo: Courtesy of Kunming forest firefighting branch All open flames of the mountain fires in Chongqing in SW China have finally been extinguished on Friday. According to the latest reports, the mountain forest fires in various parts of Chongqing....

Gli incendi boschivi dell’estate nera in Australia hanno causato un buco “profondo e di lunga durata” nello strato di ozono

2022-08-26T16:21+0200greenreport (it)

Lo studio “ Australia n wildfires cause the largest stratospheric warming since Pinatubo and extends the lifetime of the Antarctic ozone hole”, pubblicato su Scientific Reports da un team di ricercatori delle università di Exeter e di Manchester e del MET Office britannico, ha rivelato che gli incendi....

Meteo. Non è solo l'Europa alle prese con la forte siccità, ecco la situazione nel globo

2022-08-25T23:45+02003bmeteo (it)

siccità storiche. L'estate 2022 è caratterizzata da una circolazione di blocco sull'emisfero settentrionale , in parole povere le alte e le basse pressioni una volta che si formano faticano a muoversi dalle loro posizioni. Questo è alla base poi di situazioni siccitose che interessano diverse zone.

Australia, incendi boschivi legati al più grande riscaldamento stratosferico in tre decenni

2022-08-25T22:13+0200meteoweb (it)

Secondo uno studio pubblicato su Scientific Reports , gli incendi boschivi dell’ Australia sudorientale tra il 2019 e il 2020 hanno rilasciato particelle di fumo nell’atmosfera superiore della Terra che hanno contribuito alla temperatura più alta registrata nella stratosfera inferiore dall’inizio degli anni ’90.

Wildfires destroy twice the forest cover today compared to 2 decades ago

2022-08-25T16:16+0200downtoearth (en)

Forest fires are becoming more common and wildfires are destroying nearly twice as much tree cover globally as they did in 2001, according to a new analysis. An additional 7.4 million acres of forest are getting burnt annually now an area roughly the size of Belgium.

L’Onu avverte: moriremo tutti di sete, non solo i Paesi più poveri

2022-08-24T19:39+0200nanopress (it)

L’umanità deve affrontare siccità sempre più gravi e dannose a causa del cambiamento climatico e del degrado del suolo, afferma un rapporto dell’Onu pubblicato mercoledì 11 maggio scorso. La Terra – NanoPress.it. Le nazioni devono intraprendere azioni urgenti per ridurre la minaccia della scarsità....

Global fires causing unprecedented tree loss due to climate change Rory Morrow 21 Aug 2022 - 13:00 UTC New data tracking the loss of forests has found wildfires are burning through almost twice as many trees now as they were 20 years ago.

2022-08-21T18:13+0200yourweather (en)

Global fires causing unprecedented tree loss due to climate change Global fires causing unprecedented tree loss due to climate change. New data tracking the loss of forests has found wildfires are burning through almost twice as many trees now as they were 20 years ago.

Forest fires are getting worse, 20 years of data confirm

2022-08-17T23:56+0200mongabay (en)

Fires are now causing 3 million more hectares (741,3160 acres) of tree cover loss per year than they did in 2001, according to a newly released Global Forest Watch analysis which examined fires that burn all or most of a forest’s living overstory trees.

Forest fires are getting worse, 20 years of data confirm

2022-08-17T22:45+0200wn (en)

Across Russia, Europe, Indonesia, the Amazon Basin, North America, Australia , and beyond, we have watched fires blaze across landscapes, causing immense damage to life and land. Now, a new analysis confirms what many have witnessed firsthand and in the news — forest fires are getting worse.

Forest fires destroyed nearly 23 million acres of land in 2021, and it's expected to get worse, experts say

2022-08-17T19:43+0200mycentraloregon (en)

Lucas Ninno/Getty Images. (NEW YORK) — The planet continues to experience a massive loss in forest land as the world warms and allows severe wildfires to run rampant in regions spanning the globe. Overall, forest fires are getting worse worldwide, according to a new report released Wednesday by....

Forest fires erupt around Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine Wildfires

2022-08-17T10:59+0200wingsenvironmental (en)

Forest fires have erupted in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, with Ukraine claiming that Russian control of the abandoned power plant is hampering efforts to control the flames. At least seven fires have been spotted within Chernobyl’s exclusion zone via satellite imagery taken by the....

European forest fires further increasing the world’s climate footprint

2022-08-16T21:15+0200france24-en (en)

Some 650 firefighters were on the scene Tuesday putting out numerous hot spots that continued to burn along the perimeter of the Landiras fire in southwestern France, which has ravaged 74 square kilometres of pine trees. More than 600 square kilometres (232 square miles) of forest have burned so far....

Climate change: we need to adapt our forests in the face of wildfires

2022-08-15T19:30+0200atalayar (en)

This summer, in a depressingly familiar scenario, the world has had to deal with devastating wildfires, a highly visible and damaging illustration of the climate crisis. In the United States, several states are battling wildfires, including in Alaska, where more than 1.2 million hectares of land were destroyed by fire in mid-July.

Europe, USA, Australia are burning: What can we do to prevent wildfire?

2022-08-15T17:28+0200deutschewelle-en (en)

, partly due to climate change. Declining rainfall and longer droughts are making forests so dry that localized lightening can spark a small fire that transforms into an inferno before firefighters can limit the damage. Such was the scale of the Australia n Black Summer megafires of 2019-20 that....

Tackling air pollution at a global scale

2022-08-15T01:16+0200europesun (en)

Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement. In the 1960s, scientists across Europe began to notice that the rain was unusually acidic, denuding forests and poisoning lakes. They traced the problem to the sulphur-dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Cambiamenti climatici: serve il sostegno ai paesi in difficoltà

2022-08-14T17:59+0200notiziegeopolitiche (it)

di C. Alessandro Mauceri. I danni causati dai cambiamenti climatici nei primi sei mesi del 2022 sono impressionanti. Inondazioni, incendi e tempeste hanno causato perdite per oltre 65 miliardi di dollari. Questo senza contare i costi in termini di vite umane: secondo i dati ufficiali, sarebbero almeno 4.

Opinion Subscribers only Wildfires: 'We are in a real war with fire that demands increased international co-operation'

2022-08-14T05:16+0200LeMonde (en)

Subscribers only From the south of France to the Mediterranean, from Siberia to California, from Australia to South America, forest fires are reaching an unprecedented scale. The weather (drought, heat and wind) is particularly unfavorable and human activities are also playing a major role in the proliferation of fires, including deliberate ones.

Carbon emissions, ozone pollution... How forest fires are suffocating the planet

2022-08-13T15:39+0200tellerreport (en)

Overheated, France continues to burn in the west. While the peak of the heat wave was reached on Friday August 12, with temperatures exceeding 41°C in the South-West, French firefighters – now supported by European reinforcements – continue to fight against forest fires, in particular by Gironde....

Tackling air pollution at a global scale

2022-08-12T05:16+0200JakartaPost (en)

In the 1960s, scientists across Europe began to notice that the rain was unusually acidic, denuding forests and poisoning lakes. They traced the problem to the sulphur-dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. And not just their own for example, sulphur emissions from the UK were causing the forests in Scandinavia to suffer.

Wildfires: A climatologist explains what you need to know

2022-08-11T08:49+0200wingsenvironmental (en)

Wildfires have occurred on our planet ever since terrestrial plants began appearing over 400 million years ago, in the period of Earth’s history known as the Silurian. While certain regions are well known for them, such as Australia , Greece, the Amazon and the western USA, they actually take place on most areas of land around the globe.

Copernicus: questo del 2022 è stato uno dei tre mesi di luglio più caldi mai registrati

2022-08-10T20:48+0200greencity-it (it)

Copernicus, implementato dal Centro europeo per le previsioni meteorologiche a medio termine per conto della Commissione europea, ha pubblicato il bollettino climatico di luglio che riporta i cambiamenti osservati nella temperatura dell’aria superficiale globale, nella copertura del ghiaccio marino....

Tendenze del mercato dei prodotti chimici antincendio, panoramica dell’attività, crescita del settore e previsioni entro il 2029 | Prospettive di crescita del settore dei prodotti chimici antincendio

2022-08-10T13:36+0200digitalesiciliana (it)

Si prevede che le dimensioni del mercato globale dei prodotti chimici antincendio registreranno una prolifica traiettoria di crescita a causa del frequente verificarsi di incidenti legati agli incendi sul posto di lavoro negli ultimi dieci anni, rileva Fortune Business Insights™ nel suo rapporto.

Wmo: il luglio 2022 è stato uno dei tre più caldi mai registrati. Soprattutto in Europa e in Italia

2022-08-10T13:04+0200greenreport (it)

Secondo la World meteorological organization (Wmo) quello appena finito «E’ stato uno dei tre luglio più caldi». Un dato confermato dal Copernicus Climate Change Service: «Il mondo ha avuto il terzo luglio più caldo mai registrato, con ondate di caldo intense e prolungate che hanno colpito parti d’Europa.

How do we fight wildfires as temperatures rise?

2022-08-10T07:49+0200expressindia (en)

Also known as hazard reduction, these backburning strategies “are very effective at reducing the intensity and severity of fire,” according to Victor Resco de Dios, professor of forest engineering at Spain’s University of Lleida. But to be an effective antidote, controlled burning under cool....

MIL-OSI Translation: Heat wave, drought, forest fires: July among the hottest months on record...

2022-08-09T19:26+0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

MIL OSI Translation. Region: France and French Territories – Source: United Nations – in French 2. Headline: Heatwave, drought, wildfires: July among hottest months on record (WMO) The last month of July had some of the hottest temperatures on record in many parts of the world, the UN meteorological agency reported on Tuesday.

A luglio l’ondata di calore in Europa ha 'battuto tutti i record di temperatura'

2022-08-09T17:46+0200welfarenetwork (it)

Utilizzando miliardi di misurazioni provenienti da satelliti, navi, aerei e stazioni meteorologiche di tutto il mondo, Copernicus – il programma di punta dell’Ue per l’osservazione della Terra – documenta oggi un nuovo apice della crisi climatica in corso: «La prolungata e intensa ondata di calore....

I cambiamenti climatici minacciano la sopravvivenza del cricket?

2022-08-09T08:07+0200247libero (it)

AGI - Il dibattito e gli interrogativi dell’estate 2022 ruotano tutti intorno ai cambiamenti climatici, resi evidenti da siccità, caldo oltre i limiti, incendi, devastazione ambientale. E ora una domanda domina su tutte: “Il cricket è sostenibile in mezzo ai cambiamenti climatici?” Sembrerebbe una....