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

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory examined the forest fires in Canada last year. Researcher Brendan Byrne highlighted that 647 megatons of carbon were released during the forest fires in Canada in 2023. It was noted that Canada surpassed most emitting countries in carbon emissions, ranking 4th globally. Only India, China, and the USA emitted more carbon from Canada's forest fires. It was found that in the fires in Canada, more carbon was emitted than what Russia or Japan emitted from fossil fuels in 2022. Byrne stated that the fires that burned about 4% of Canada's forests in 2023 were due to the increasingly hot and dry weather in recent years, and that the number, intensity, and size of these fires will increase. The results of the research were published in the journal 'Nature'.