35 - 森林火災

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Le changement climatique a créé un environnement sec et propice à la propagation des incendies[1].
[1] AR6 WG2 2.4.4.2 : observed changes in Wildfire p255 (p243) // AR6 WG2 FAQ 2.3 p24

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Causes

森林火災


熱波

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Consequences

森林火災

630 people died in Californian wildfires in autumn 2018.


森林火災


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Other possible consequences

森林火災

Smoke from wildfires has been shown to carry toxic particles.


森林火災

This is a more minor link, except for specific biodiversity-rich areas.


森林火災

Generally forests burn better than wheat fields.


森林火災

Deforestation is partly done by burning the forest, which can then degenerate into uncontrolled fire. This is what happened in the summer of 2019 in the Amazon and Australia.