Climate change has increased temperatures, thereby drying out land, trees, and tundra making them prone to fire. Yes, even tundra burns.
Scott Rupp, Professor University of Alaska and Jennifer Barnes, National Park Service discuss FIRE trends due to climate change.
project Climate Change Watch
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Associate Professor of Geophysics, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Geophysics Institute
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Professor, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Department of Geology and Geophysics
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Professor of Forestry, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
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Fire Ecologist, National Park Service in Alaska.
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