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Published online 14 May 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.818
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Forest-fire management 'raises carbon emissions'
California study suggests fire-free forests store less carbon.
Quenching forest fires leads to more carbon in the air, says new research carried out in Californian forests. The discovery suggests that forests spared from fire may release more of the greenhouse gas into the air than they absorb.
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