The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic
The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic Illustrations by Alex Castro / The VergeFor millennia, the Arctic tundra has helped stabilize global temperatures by storing carbon in the frozen ground. Wildfires have changed that, according to the latest Arctic Report Card released yesterday at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference.
Fires, intensified by climate change, release car...