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Data on Global Forest Watch shows just how uncommon L.A.’s current fires are, and how fire trends are changing as the planet warms.

GFW data shows that the number of fire alerts in the Amazon region are 79% higher than average for this time of year.

The latest data on forest fires confirms: Fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as 20 years ago.

Tree cover loss from fires data offers a higher-resolution look than ever before at trends in fire-driven loss over more than two decades.

Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned 7.8 Mha of forests, emitting 3 billion tons of carbon, 25% more than from all tropical primary forest loss combined in 2023.

This year’s tree cover loss data shows that Europe’s forests face increasing pressures including logging, wildfires, insect outbreaks and wood harvesting to meet changing energy demands.