Decreasing wildfires observed over Central Africa
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Referred to as the "fire continent" by NASA, Africa is surprisingly a crucial hot spot for blazes. Global satellite images have shown that on an average August day, it is home to at least 70 percent of the 10,000 wildfires burning worldwide and 50 percent of fire-related carbon emissions.