Mapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada (canadiangeographic.ca)

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 years ago

Except that you can't really say that for certain from the map, either—if all the areas that burned over in 2023 also burned over in 1923, I don't think you would be able to tell. There's no method for indicating that the same area was burned over twice in different years.

(Note: I am not saying that 2023 was not the worst fire year on record for Canada. I am picking holes in this presentation of the information because climate change denialists will do exactly the same thing, given half a chance. Let's create better infographics and not give them an opening.)

[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

That statement is based on the article rather than the graph itself.

While past active fire seasons have seen more individual fires — 1989 still holds the record with 10,998 fires — 2023 is notable for the total area burned. The previous record was set in 1995 with 7.1 million hectares burned; so far in 2023, a total of 13.9 million hectares has been burned.