University of California-Berkeley: We May Be Underestimating the True Carbon Cost of Northern Wildfires
February 28, 2026
February 28, 2026
BERKELEY, California, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026:
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We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires
A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils.
By Kara Manke
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We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires
A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils.
By Kara Manke
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