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Agricultural expansion dominates rapid increases in cropland fires in Asia

Authors :
Chao Xu
Chao You
Source :
Environment International, Vol 179, Iss , Pp 108189- (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2023.

Abstract

Asia contains 58 % of the global population and approximately 39 % of the world’s cropland, making evaluation of the spatiotemporal variability patterns in cropland fire critical for understanding the interplay between crop residue burning and human activity in Asia. Although agricultural expansion and intensification have contributed to an overall decline in vegetation fires worldwide since the late 1990s, burned area by cropland fires in Asia has expanded by more than 19 % over the past two decades. India accounts for about 32 % of cropland fires in Asia, and the burned area has increased by more than two-thirds since 2003, particularly increased around 80 % during the two major cereal harvest seasons of March-May and October-November. In comparison, cropland fires have increased by

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01604120
Volume :
179
Issue :
108189-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Environment International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.76d897ea1f9943f58967c8883a8f3701
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108189