Renewable Revolution

by Susan Minnemeyer Susan Minnemeyer - August 20, 2018

SNIPPET:


This time of year always brings wildfires. But what’s unusual this fires season is where and how the blazes are burning—and it could be a warning sign of what’s to come.

Hotter-than-normal temperatures and drought across much of northern Europe and North America in June and July have resulted in wildfires burning in what are typically wetter, cooler regions. England’s peatland moors, Ireland, Sweden, Scandinavia and even areas north of the Arctic Circle experienced significant fires over the past two months.

According to data displayed on Global Forest Watch Fires, Sweden, Finland and Latvia experienced more fires in 2018 than they have any other year since at least 2012, when the collection of such data began. 🕵️



Full article:

http://www.wri.org/blog/2018/08/5-graphs-show-just-how-unusual-years-wildfires-are