“The fires have released about half the typical annual emissions from the transportation sector. And they’ve topped annual emissions from all of the state’s power plants—a threshold that hasn’t been passed even in recent severe fire seasons.”
“In Oregon, a similar story is unfolding—except there, wildfire emissions have managed to surpass annual transportation emissions as well.”
Trees work on a much shorter carbon cycle though so shouldn't be equated to digging million year old oil out of the ground and burning that. 20 years time, most of that carbon will be sequestered back in the form of new trees.
Unsettling observations of burn scars have hinted that, thanks to climate change, some of these burning wooded areas may not grow back, and instead convert permanently into scrubland or grassland.
“In Oregon, a similar story is unfolding—except there, wildfire emissions have managed to surpass annual transportation emissions as well.”
https://qz.com/1903191/western-wildfires-are-producing-a-rec...
This was weeks ago before the recent fires in Napa, Zogg, and the August complex kept burning.
Kinda incredible and gives you perspective into how much co2 is being released.