Forest loss in 2021 emitted as much carbon as India does

Flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in California's Trail of 100 Giants grove on Sept. 19. Sequoia National Park officials say lightning-sparked wildfires in the past two years have killed a minimum of nearly 10,000 giant sequoia trees in California.
Noah Berger | AP 2021
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