Emissions from Canada wildfires exceeded most countries last year, study finds

Canada's wildfires last year released more greenhouse gases than most countries, a study released on Wednesday found.

The wildfires resulted in 647 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Only China, the U.S., and India exceeded that amount, according to the study from Nature.

"The 2023 Canadian forest fires have been extreme in scale and intensity with more than seven times the average annual area burned compared to the previous four decades," read the study.

"We find that the magnitude of the carbon emissions is 647 TgC (570–727 TgC), comparable to the annual fossil fuel emissions of large nations, with only India, China and the USA releasing more carbon per year," it also read.