This should make prescribed forest burns a high priority- they burn the forest floor but spare the large trees- smoothing out carbon release. There’s evidence

This should make prescribed forest burns a high priority- they burn the forest floor but spare the large trees- smoothing out carbon release. There’s evidence that prescribed burns may lead to less carbon emissions [1]. In chaparral regions like the LA fires, prescribed burns might not help with carbon emissions. And for fire suppression I suspect there’s only so much that can be done to be responsive enough to recent hydrology changes. [1] https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116626 https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116626