1.Up to 60% of the wood consumed in the United States is wasted unnecessarily. 2.Patterns of fire are changing due to climate change and human suppression of surface fires. 3.Destroying forests increases the carbon in the atmosphere.

1.Up to 60% of the wood consumed in the United States is wasted unnecessarily. 2.Patterns of fire are changing due to climate change and human suppression of surface fires. 3.Destroying forests increases the carbon in the atmosphere.

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2.Patterns of fire are changing due to climate change and human suppression of surface fires.

3.Destroying forests increases the carbon in the atmosphere.

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