Abrupt intensification of northern wildfires due to future permafrost thawing

Abrupt intensification of northern wildfires due to future permafrost thawing

A study, published in the journal Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists and permafrost experts shows that, according to new climate computer model simulations, global warming will accelerate permafrost thawing and as a result lead to an abrupt intensification of wildfires in the Subarctic and Arctic regions of northern Canada and Siberia. … Read more