Fig. 2: Projected changes in wildfire burned area and species exposure by the end of the twenty-first century. | Nature Climate Change

Fig. 2: Projected changes in wildfire burned area and species exposure by the end of the twenty-first century.

From: Wildfire risk for species under climate change

Fig. 2: Projected changes in wildfire burned area and species exposure by the end of the twenty-first century.

a, Percentage increase in annual burned area relative to the reference period (1999–2014), projected for 2081–2100 under SSP2-4.5. Regional codes 1–43 shown on the map correspond to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) land regions. b–h, Proportion of species projected to experience different levels of exposure increase to burned area across continents (the numbers in parentheses indicate the number of species within each region, including those spanning multiple regions): North America (b), South America (c), Europe (d), Africa (e), Asia (f), Oceania (g) and the global average (h). Exposure levels are grouped based on percentage increases relative to the baseline. This figure is based on the dataset of 9,592 fire-threatened species.

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