Researchers: Forest fires may cool, not warm, regional climate

Climatologists have worried for years that forest fires would worsen global warming by adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Now, there is an indication that the fires could have a regional cooling effect.

By Randolph E. Schmid, The Associated Press

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