Copernicus estimates that wildfires in Portugal have already released the highest level of carbon emissions for September in the 22 years of the dataset by a large margin, and are forecast to reach Spain and France over the weekend



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by giuliomagnifico

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  1. >The estimated total carbon emissions, used as an indicator for the strength of the fires, are 1.9 megatonnes of carbon up to 18 September, compared to the previous highest September total for Portugal of approximately 1 megatonne of carbon in 2003. CAMS global and European regional air quality forecasts show that the smoke plumes originating from these wildfires have been moving out towards the Atlantic but are predicted to recirculate across the northern Iberian Peninsula, through the Bay of Biscay towards western France in the coming days. It is important to note that rain forecast for the end of the week may help to extinguish or reduce the number of fires.

    Source: http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/copernicus-record-wildfires-emissions-portugal

  3. Yes…all these massive eucalyptus plantations really pay off….. /s.

    And now we’re going to listen in the next weeks, “specialists” giving their opinion on primetime TV on why Eucalyptus are fine and great for the economy. Apparently every other country in europe is stupid by not plant those damned trees everywhere.

  4. So apparently fires are releasing a considerably more CO2 than any of he EU countries in this graph?

  6. Wrong again, Copernicus. Spain and France will be reaching the carbon emissions over the weekend, not the other way around.

  8. That map is showing small particulate matter in the air due to the fires smoke, not co2.

  9. Juste like Chernobyl’s radioactive cloud, this will stop right at the french borders

  10. I like your posts, if you have time and desire you can look at my community related to geography. And maybe you want to make some post. My community: r/GeographicalParadise

  11. Spending a week in Porto, been driving here on Monday through the actual fires… today we’ve finally seen some sun, before that there’s been smoke everywhere, ash on the streets… horrible

  12. Can we globally make a new classification of crime with the death penalty? Like “crimes against humanity”? These fires are just the worst in so many ways

  13. And then we are asked to be careful not to drive too much or otherwise put those who start the fires in prison and then we will see

  14. Copernicus? Uh, wasn’t that the guy who finally decided the earth was round ages ago?
    Whats this? An old prophecy?

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