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Before the 1910 fires, forest fires burned all summer and before Europeans got here Indians started fires to clear the land. Between lightning caused fires and set fires the sky over America and in fact all wooded areas of earth were dark with smoke all summer long. Now we fight fires and the sky is clear all summer long so it makes me wonder if C02 output has balanced out.
" Oregon’s 2002 Biscuit Fire burned over 499,000 acres. In terms of CO2 emissions, the Biscuit Fire was also massive. Researchers estimate that the fire pumped 3.8 teragrams of Carbon into the atmosphere. That one fire equalled one third of all the carbon released through fossil fuel burning in Oregon annually." Now imagine fires like this all over the country and compare that to our fossil fuel burning C02 output. I don't know the math here but it looks like a wash to me. Less fires -more cars = status quo.
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
The following link is great if you are interested in the history of fire In America before Europeans got here and the native Americans use of fire.
American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems References
" Oregon’s 2002 Biscuit Fire burned over 499,000 acres. In terms of CO2 emissions, the Biscuit Fire was also massive. Researchers estimate that the fire pumped 3.8 teragrams of Carbon into the atmosphere. That one fire equalled one third of all the carbon released through fossil fuel burning in Oregon annually." Now imagine fires like this all over the country and compare that to our fossil fuel burning C02 output. I don't know the math here but it looks like a wash to me. Less fires -more cars = status quo.
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
The following link is great if you are interested in the history of fire In America before Europeans got here and the native Americans use of fire.
American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems References