@davidsirota Pro tip: forest ‘mgmt’ emits 10x more carbon than wildfire. Wildfire which has been a natural occurrence in fire adapted ecosystems since time immemorial. Learn to live w/fire, work from the home-out. https://t.co/m84o14yoUD https://t.co/3…
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@Peters_Glen @Oliver_Geden Glen, This kind of blanket statement is not helpful. For a more accurate perspective see Stenzel et al https://t.co/SgkPzVZsVm
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Scientists were assuming fires burned between 30-80% of the forest biomass. This assumed % was being inputted into models predicting the amount of C02 into the atmosphere. Instead, Stenzel found that less than 5% of mature biomass is consumed in fires h…
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@cwhope @dougmcneall @flimsin Way too high. That assumes 100% of the tree biomass is burnt. "observations indicating that less than 5% of mature tree biomass is actually consumed" https://t.co/p6JMzvJkuH