2010-05-31 · index of global burned area (2000s baseline)
Burned area is climbing in some forests
Climate and fuels lengthen fire seasons. Not every biome burns more — but humans feel the smoke.
1 cell = 0.1 index of global burned area (2000s baseline) (0.1% of burned area trend) · 1,000 cells
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Climate and fuels lengthen fire seasons. Not every biome burns more — but humans feel the smoke.
FAO / Global Wildfire Information System: rising trend in forest fire regions, illustrative index.
This grid fixes burned area trend at 1,000 equal cells (0.1% of burned area trend). Figures follow GWIS as summarized in the source line — rounded so cell counts sum to the chart.
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