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Welsh county becomes global hotspotfor carbon emissions after wildfires

The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.

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BBC News22 Aug 2026, 11:31 amUpdated 2d ago1 min readScienceGlobal

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Welsh county becomes global hotspot for carbon emissions after wildfires

The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.

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Source: BBC News. Published 22 Aug 2026, 11:31 am.

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