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New Guinea fires: Papua New Guinea had released nearly 32 megatons of carbon by October 19 (Environment)
Oct 22, 20262 reports
Oct 22, 2026
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New Guinea fires: Papua New Guinea had released nearly 32 megatons of carbon by October 19 (Environment)
NASA Earth Observatory published on October 22 an image from the VIIRS instrument on NOAA-20, taken October 11, of thick smoke streaming off southern New Guinea…
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Fire carbon on both sides of New Guinea is closing in on strong El Niño years (wildfire)
NASA's Earth Observatory reported on October 22 that the Global Fire Emissions Database shows fires on the Papua New Guinea side of the island had released near…
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