Alaska firefighters experiment with targeting blazes to save carbon

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A pilot program in Alaska lets firefighters tackle deep woods fires that burn carbon and speed climate change and don’t just threaten homes and lives.

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The new firefighting experiment was Fox’s brainchild. He proposed the pilot in consultation with scientists Proponents of the experiment point out that combating the worsening fires could help protect key tree and animal species and improve human health, in addition to serving as a way to curb climate change. Smoke from Canada’s fires this summer shrouded D.C., New York and many other American cities in a gray haze, triggering air quality alerts and advice to wear masks.Even so, not everyone in the scientific and firefighting communities supports the new approach.

 

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