The deliberate firing of the Kuwaiti oil wells by the Iraqis is an act of gross environmental vandalism. But the likely impacts on the climate have been exaggerated.
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Small, R. Environmental impact of fires in Kuwait. Nature 350, 11–12 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/350011a0
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