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Wildfires are burning through humanity’s carbon budget, study shows

Guardian
Summary
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74% Informative

Forests are going up in smoke in Brazil , the US , Greece , Portugal and even the Arctic Circle amid the Earth ’s two hottest years in recorded history.

Each fire has a double impact on the global climate: first , by emitting carbon from the burned trees, and second , by reducing the capacity of forests to absorb carbon dioxide.

This adds to the heat in the Earth system, which has already been raised by the burning of gas, oil and coal.

VR Score

73

Informative language

70

Neutral language

32

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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