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Where did you come across this idea?

• heavyset_go 5y ago
  Multiple classes and professors I've had in college, and textbooks I've read. This is basic environmental science. Here's a short slideshow about the carbon cycle from a meteorology course[1], under short-term carbon cycle you'll see wildfires, decomposition, cellular respiration etc. Here's research from NASA[2]. Here's a paper that cites numerous references to these facts[3]. Here's what the state of CA says[4]: > Fire is an important part of the carbon cycle. Fire consumes organic matter, releasing greenhouse gases including CO2, methane, carbon monoxide, and other materials. Trees and plants not immediately consumed in the fire may be killed and decompose rapidly, releasing CO2. > Although fire produces carbon emissions, it is also a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem, especially in California where plants are adapted to fire. Rather than eliminate fire, the goal is to maintain historical fire regimes and thus avoid catastrophic fires that occur when fuels build up to unnatural levels. [1] https://www.sjsu.edu/people/frank.freedman/courses/metr113/s1/Met113_Spring11_Lect3.pdf https://www.sjsu.edu/people/frank.freedman/courses/metr113/s... [2] https://icp.giss.nasa.gov/research/ppa/2001/tpenafort/ https://icp.giss.nasa.gov/research/ppa/2001/tpenafort/ [3] https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2014_loehman_r001.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2014_loehman_r001.p... [4] https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/wildfire-resilience/forest-stewardship/carbon-sequestration-and-a-changing-climate/ https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resourc...