California Rim Fire (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

California Rim Fire

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The 2013 Rim Fire in California burned more than 257,000 acres, the second largest fire in the Sierra Nevada and the third largest fire in California since 1932. A new study finds that carbon released through wildfires contribute more than expected to greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

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Mike McMillan, US Forest Service

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