Reposted by Robert W. Gray
France’s 2026 wildfire season is staggering...
By 26/08:
👉 Over 960 km² burned — vs 140/year average
👉 Over 1.5 million tonnes of carbon released
👉 The highest wildfire carbon emissions since records began in 2003, nearly 4x the 2003–25 average
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
lemonde.fr
France's summer 2026 wildfires caused unprecedented carbon emissions
The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service has reported more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released in the fires, a figure not seen since measurements began in 2003. The findings come...