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News Release 10-041
Prescribed Burns May Help Reduce U.S. Carbon Footprint
Such burns release less carbon dioxide than wildfires, scientists find
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![Photo of a wildfire.](/news/mmg/media/images/burns1_f.jpg)
Prescribed burns release less carbon dioxide than wildfires, scientists have learned.
Credit: National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, Idaho
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![Maps showing reduction of carbon emissions for western states due to prescribed burnings.](/news/mmg/media/images/burns2_f.jpg)
Carbon emissions for western states were reduced by millions of metric tons annually.
Credit: NCAR
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