How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires
How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires
The thawing of the polar region from climate change helps produce conditions that make distant forests more likely to burn.
As millions of people in New York and other major North American cities choke on acrid smoke, they could point their accusatory fingers farther North than the wildfires ravaging Quebec — all the way to the global Arctic.
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