Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages

The paper abstract is here

Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages - Inside Climate News

In addition to preventing an estimated 2.7 million tons of carbon emissions and $2.8 billion in damages, UC Davis researchers determined that fuel treatments prevented nearly 60 premature deaths.

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