Recent wildfire outbreaks around the world have prompted concern that climate change is
increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating …

Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …

ES 6: 3-5 Replace “It is unequivocal that emissions of the well-mixed greenhouse gases
(GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2 O) from human activities …

California has experienced enhanced extreme wildfire behaviour in recent years,–, leading
to substantial loss of life and property,. Some portion of the change in wildfire behaviour is …

Almost half of the total organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in forest soils.
By altering rates of input or release of C from soils, forest management activities can …

Satellites have detected a global decline in burned area of grassland, coincident with a
small increase in burned forest area. These contrasting trends have been reported in earlier …

A new release of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Earth System Model version 1.2
(MPI‐ESM1. 2) is presented. The development focused on correcting errors in and …

Fire is an essential Earth system process that alters ecosystem and atmospheric
composition. Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite data sets. We …

Key message Wildfire danger and burnt areas should increase over the century in southern
Europe, owing to climate warming. Fire-prone area expansion to the north and to …

Natural and human-ignited fires affect all major biomes, altering ecosystem structure,
biogeochemical cycles and atmospheric composition. Satellite observations provide global …