Forest fires in Canada last year resulted in more carbon emissions than most countries

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory examined forest fires in Canada last year. Researcher Brendan Byrne emphasized that 647 megatons of carbon were emitted during the forest fires in Canada in 2023. It was noted that Canada ranked fourth in carbon emissions in the world, surpassing most countries with forest fires. It was found that only India, China, and the US emitted more carbon in Canada's forest fires. It was determined that Canada emitted more carbon in the fires than Russia or Japan emitted from fossil fuels in 2022. Byrne stated that the fires in Canada, which burned about 4% of the forests in 2023, were due to the increasingly hot and dry weather in recent years, and the number, intensity, and size of these fires will increase. The results of the research were published in the journal 'Nature'.