35 - Skogbranner
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Klimaendringer har skapt et tørt miljø som fremmer spredning av branner[1].
[1]
AR6 WG2 2.4.4.2 : observerte endringer i skogbrann p255 (p243) // AR6 WG2 FAQ 2.3 p24
2Causes
3Consequences
630 people died in Californian wildfires in autumn 2018.
Les catastrophes climatiques peuvent exacerber les inégalités préexistantes en accentuant les disparités économiques, sociales et environnementales entre les différentes populations. Les politiques de gestion des risques, d'adaptation et d'atténuation doivent tenir compte de ces inégalités pour promouvoir une résilience plus équitable.
Sources : AR6 WG2 B.2.5 p25 (p13)
4Other possible consequences
Smoke from wildfires has been shown to carry toxic particles.
This is a more minor link, except for specific biodiversity-rich areas.
Generally forests burn better than wheat fields.
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.