Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Natural disasters/Wildfires/Forest fires
The findings could be used to help warn local citizens of impending risks, preventing property damage and displacement.
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Although the Brazilian Amazon has recently experienced a decline in deforestation rates, researchers writing in Science say that forest fires in the region are on the rise—and that the benefits of decreased deforestation could be partially offset by increased carbon dioxide emissions from those fires.