Wildfires are spreading to frozen Alaskan lands that haven't burned in 3,000 years
Arctic warming is triggering unprecedented wildfires in the Alaskan tundra, scorching ancient landscapes that have remained frozen and fire-free for over three millennia.
Recent studies of charcoal layers in lake sediments reveal that wildfires are now reaching deep into the Alaskan tundra, touching areas that have not burned in 3,000 years. As the Arctic warms twice as fast as the rest of the planet, the frozen soil dries out and becomes fuel for lightning-sparked blazes.
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