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The carbon released by wildfires was previously captures by trees as they grew, right? So if a wooded area burns and then grows back again it is carbon-neutral
by kanox 6y ago
The carbon released by wildfires was previously captures by trees as they grew, right?
So if a wooded area burns and then grows back again it is carbon-neutral.
- ip26 6y agoUnsettling observations of burn scars have hinted that, thanks to climate change, some of these burning wooded areas may not grow back, and instead convert permanently into scrubland or grassland.