Persistence and Impact of Large Scale Burning

Tue Oct 10 16:12:39 -0700 2006
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A NASA study is showing that large-scale biomass burning, accidental fires and on-purpose land clearing, etc, can have a profound and long-range impact on climate, with the effects being rather immediate.

"Scientists using NASA satellites and computer models have shown that pollutants from Central American biomass burning can influence air quality and climate in the United States."..more there, and a lot of images