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This increase in forest fires, can now be seen as a contributor to global warming. Trees, in the carbon cycle, are labeled a "sink" or a store for carbon. The ability of trees to store carbon dioxide has helped to reduce the amount of CO2 pumped into the atmosphere. But, now that more trees are being burned through increased forest fires this stored carbon is being released and the, "CO2 becomes part of the greenhouse gases that drive the greenhouse effect. So we believe that extra fires intensify global warming" stated Suffling. Furthermore, carbon is released in the decomposition of the trees after the fire. " There is no doubt that global warming and forest fires are linked to rising temperatures.

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