Arctic fires re-emerging
Underground smouldering fires resurfaced early in 2020, contributing to the unprecedented wildfires that tore through the Arctic this spring and summer. An international effort is needed to manage a changing fire regime in the vulnerable Arctic.
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Online Access: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106648/ http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106648/1/Arctic_Fires_Re_emerging_.pdf https://www.nature.com/ngeo/ |
Summary: | Underground smouldering fires resurfaced early in 2020, contributing to the unprecedented wildfires that tore through the Arctic this spring and summer. An international effort is needed to manage a changing fire regime in the vulnerable Arctic. |
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