How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires

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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.

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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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