But a watchman is suppose to be awake
Actually I've already given my warning and my advice. From the link,
"If dark smoke particles settle onto Arctic sea ice, that will cause it to absorb more of the sun’s energy, potentially speeding up melting.
But most of the smoke from the recent transpolar crossing appears to have stayed high up in the atmosphere, says Mark Parrington, a senior scientist with the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS), who tracks global fire activity.
There, he says, it temporarily reduces the amount of sunlight hitting the surface, leading to a short-term, localized cooling effect."
I have suggested using this phenomenon* to effect global cooling many times in these forums, usually met with derision (likely by those who want a high-tech solution to global warming).
*Use dead trees for fuel, replacing some fossil fuels, then release the ash into the stratosphere to effect global cooling.
All organic matter that decomposes above ground, as do most dead trees, gives up it's carbon to the atmosphere as co2. Burning is 'chemical' oxidation, while decomposition is 'biological' oxidation, and although slower releases the same amount of co2. And, based on the enormous amount of decaying trees as compared to those burning in wildfires I suspect the production of co2 could be comparable.
Wildfires are a total waste of valuable "fuel wood", wood that could be burned much more cleanly, and would replace some fossil fuels as well. Let's get those prisoners out into the fresh air to harvest this neglected resource.
Now if you don't mind, it's nap time.
P.S. I'm doing my part. Wood harvest from dead trees, to be burned in my fireplace on those cold winter evenings.
P.P.S. All wood cut using cordless chain saw; no fumes, no noise.