MENDOCINO Co., 10/16/20 — The carbon dioxide that the August Complex is releasing may contribute to warming the planet for years into the future. But exactly how much impact that the wildfire may have on climate warming is still unknown.
The one million acre August Complex is not only emitting smoke, heat, and flames into the Northern California sky, it is releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As trees and other plant material go up in flames, they release all the carbon they have captured over the years.
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