Wildfires in 2024

Kolden, Crystal A., Abatzoglou, John T., Jones, Matthew W. and Jain, Piyush (2025) Wildfires in 2024. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 6 (4). pp. 237-239. ISSN 2662-138X

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Abstract

Exceptional drought drove catastrophic wildfires across South America, with Bolivia (10.7 Mha), Venezuela (5.2 Mha), Peru (0.30 Mha), Guyana (0.26 Mha), and Ecuador (0.09 Mha) experiencing record burned area; millions were exposed to long-duration hazardous air quality. Holdover ignitions from the record 2023 Canada wildfire season extended numerous fires into 2024 such that 4.86 Mha were burned, the second highest since 2001. Catastrophic loss of life in Chile, where 131 people died in a relatively small but extreme wildfire event, underscored the need to look beyond area burned and emissions in understanding wildfire impacts.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
Related URLs:	https://www.scopus.com/pages/publication... https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-0...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2025 16:30
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2026 06:21
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99097
DOI:	10.1038/s43017-025-00663-0

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