There's always another study...

Science is always coming up with a study that debunks or disagrees with widely held presumptions. Sometimes someone sees something that no one else has considered. In the case of global warming, consensus and the vast preponderance of data are the tools to be used in making a valid analysis of the issue. There will always be studies that create doubt on, if and how, something contributes to global warming. A case in point, forest fires. A recent study of one northern hemisphere fire indicates that the net global warming impact from a forest fire in northern forests may be close to net neutral. The study brings into question the firmly held scientific belief that carbon dioxide and ash created by forest fires is a significant contributer to global warming. The study found that sunlight reflected back into space from the newly de-nuded landscape reflects back out into space lessening the heat generated, and thus, the impact of the carbon dioxide created by the fire. As with evolution and a lot of science, global warming causes and solutions, though not totally proven and far from black and white - are logically apparent and obviously a big problem. Skeptics point to natural climate cycles that can take thousands, or millions, of years to manifest themselves, as a potential explanation for our current warming. That would make for one long scientific study and I am confident mankind will be toast long before the tally is in. There's no denying there will be consequences to our pumping millions of tons of crap into the atmosphere, so let's get on with the job at hand while science comes up with some more fascinating studies of the issue.
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