Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs

October 22, 2026 · 5:00 pm 1 sources

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• Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs
  Phys.org · October 22, 2026 17:00
  From 2010 to 2024, the Amazon rainforest—the largest tropical rainforest on the planet—released an average of 1.17 billion metric tons more carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere than it absorbed each year. Wildfires were the main source, emitting approximately 1.47 billion metric tons of CO₂…