Global Warmingand Green House Gas

Global Warming and Green House Gas Student's Name Institution Course Code and Course Name Professor’s Name Submission Date Main Effects of Forest Fires on Air Quality, Weather Patterns, Global Warming, and Disaster Risks Forest fires in the Amazon have overwhelming implications for air quality, with the emission of harmful pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and delicate particulate matter due to the presence of biomass, which seriously affects the health conditions of nearby communities. Globally, the fire promotes increases in CO2 emissions from the burning of trees, hence global warming, which is shifting climate patterns (Unit 1 Session 3, n.d.). Reduction in forest cover disrupts evapotranspiration processes, which are instrumental in moisture recycling and rainfall distribution (Dekker et al., 2022). These eventually create prolonged dry seasons and raise drought risks. Regarding disaster risks, loss of biodiversity and vegetation cover in the forest weaken the protective barriers against flooding and soil erosion (Unit 2 Session 3, n.d.). Out of this comes an increased risk in the vulnerability of the local ecosystems and communities to such hazards. As the Amazon is a relevant carbon sink, forest fires have contributed to faster rates of climate change and loss of ecosystem services, which are crucial for disaster mitigation. Suggested Monitoring Instrument for Forest Fires Remote sensing technologies such as satellite-based systems will come in handy to mitigate and effectively check forest fires within the Amazon. A system like NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) has provided real-time active fire detection data throughout the year (NASA, 2024). These tools monitor the hotspots of the fires, their intensity, and the spread of the same for prompt responses that can contain such disasters. Integrating weather data into these systems is going to go a long way in forecasting conditions that might be fire-prone. Enhancing preparedness through their integration into these systems will significantly aid in forecasting conditions that may be fire-prone, hence boosting preparedness. Monitoring systems for such purposes are already applied in global fire surveillance and are crucial in early detection, which may reduce the extensity of damages. Their application in areas like the Amazon can substantially reduce cases of fire and observe illegal activities that typically provoke fires. Assuring timely intervention, the remotely sensed approach offers a very efficient data-driven methodology for managing and controlling forest fires. National GHG Inventories Reporting Emissions from Forest Fires Emissions due to forest fires are reported under the AFOLU sector in national GHG inventories (Svensson et al., 2021). This sector represents those emissions that result from changes in land use, such as deforestation and the degradation of forests. Forest fires are one of the largest sources of CO2 and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases, such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) (Unit 3 Session 5, n.d.). Aside from the glob...