Curious: will the regrowth of the burned forests have an opposite effect? It will take a while, but it should be capable of growing just as large, right?
That's why the externalities of CO2 management are too great for us to make a meaningful impact with legislation. We share an atmosphere with China, India, and everyone else. Game theory abounds.
Not automatically. The fires might destroy the ecosystem. Forests don't grow back in a dessert, for example.