California Fires And CO2 -- FWIW -- August 4, 2021

When wood burns, doesn't it release CO2? Asking for a friend.

Those forest fires in Canada, Californa, are they releasing CO2? Asking for a friend.

Link here. This was from last year, September 18, 2020.

• This year’s (2020) fires in California have already burned through 1.4 million hectares (3.4 million acres) of land, and the fire season isn’t set to end for at least a couple of months.
• The fires have already generated more than 91 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is about 25% more than the California’s annual emissions from fossil fuels.
• Higher carbon emissions contribute to a multipart climate feedback, accelerating climate change which then sets the stage for more fires that will emit an increasing amount of carbon dioxide, experts say.

California is burning with a ferocity never seen before in the Golden State. So far this year, fires have burned through more than 1.4 million hectares (3.4 million acres) of land — about half the size of Belgium — according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. What’s more, it’s only mid-September, and the region’s normal fire season usually lasts until somewhere in November.

Along with the flames comes a rapid rise in carbon dioxide emissions, which, in turn, will accelerate climate change events that are fueling the current fires, experts say.

Ah, yes, the experts.