CALIFORNIA — As California battles the some of the largest wildfires in the state's history, scientists say just putting out the flames may not be enough.<br /><br />The amount of carbon being spewed out into the atmosphere may completely undo what climate policies have helped to prevent over the years, reports CAL Matters.<br /><br />The scientists involved in the study say when wildfires burn, only 15 percent of the carbon is released at the time.<br /><br />However, the remainder of the carbon continues to be released as the trees decay over the years and decades.<br /><br />According to the scientists, the carbon that continues to be released would contain more harmful compounds than the original forest fire.<br /><br />The study also warns that future fires that take place over previously burned land would make things even worse.<br /><br />In the wake of these natural disasters, we may be forced to find new solutions or face even greater disasters in the future, reports The Guardian.
