Crevasses form on top of the Helheim glacier near Tasiilaq, Greenland, June 19, 2018. Picture: REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSONThe Arctic has experienced the worst fire season on record for the second year in a row, with giant wildfires sending over one-third more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than in 2019.
“We’ve known for a long time that the rate of change of climate and temperature at northern latitudes has been two to three times faster than the global average,” said Mark Parrington, senior scientist at CAMS. “What we’re now seeing is a symptom of that more rapid rate of change.” Emissions from Arctic fires, some of which are still burning, were so high that in just six months the region emitted the equivalent of what countries such as Spain, Malaysia, Egypt or Ukraine emitted in 2018 from burning fossil fuels, according to the latest available data by the Global Carbon Project.
Scientists think so-called “zombie fires” that originated in 2019 may have been smouldering underground during winter months and reignited in spring as a heatwave hit the region. “Once these fires start in that part of the world they can burn for a long period of time,” Parrington said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we see something similar again next year.”
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