Nov 5, 2023
The area burned by wildfires in Canada this year exceeded 18
million hectares and burned 1,740 megatonnes of CO2, roughly three
times Canada's human-made emissions from 2022. As fire season winds
down, Team Advantage examines this new, fun, half-year-long weather
phenomenon, and considers the role of fossil fuels and the end of
"cheap nature."
Further reading:
John Vaillant - Fire Weather
Edward Struzik - Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future
Alex Callinicos - The New Age of Catastrophe
Jason Moore - Capitalism in the Web of Life