Perhaps in the short term regarding albedo, though IR still largely shines through. Once the smoke dissipates soon though, it’ll be back to “normal”, except now with a large boost in CO2 levels, leading to more heating. Except it won’t be normal because the blackened forests then decrease the albedo even further than it was before. Burnt forests also get less snowpack, which again further reduces albedo. Anyone who’s dealt with heavy wildfire smoke knows the smoke tends to trap heat under it like a big blanket, too.

Wildfires (especially as big as we see them today) are definitely a net bad thing for the environment, health, communities, etc.

I’m breathing it constantly in southern oregon

The lightening is brutal

Noooooooooope, don’t fall for it. I’ve seen the finale of Dinosaurs, I know how this ends.

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As much as I wanna laugh at this meme, I’m pretty sure the vast number of wildfires going on lately are partly why worldwide temperatures have been higher than average. The sun isn’t the only source of heat…

hooray wildfires???

That was one of the craziest things I’ve read in a while.

I mean who knew??