Crystal A. Kolden, John T. Abatzoglou, Matthew W. Jones, Piyush Jain
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Abstract
Wildfires burned 384 Mha of land in 2023, the highest since 2017 but 5% lower than the 2001–2022 average. These fires emitted an estimated 2,524 Tg C, 30% of which came from Canada’s record fire season.