The fires in Russia, Canada and Alaska send smoke and pollutants far into non-Arctic regions, where they can cause health problems. These risks are likely to increase in the long term. (Animation images: Copernicus EU; Animation: Polar Journal AG) The Polar...
Photo: Michael Wegner Danielle Udy, University of Tasmania; Anthony Kiem, University of Newcastle; Neil Holbrook, University of Tasmania; Nerilie Abram, Australian National University, and Tessa Vance, University of Tasmania Australia has a long history of bushfires....
Hard to believe, but islands and other areas of the Antarctic Peninsula were once a green oasis with sparse forests and scrubland that could easily go up in flames. (Photo: Michael Wenger) When one hears about fires in the polar regions today, one inevitably thinks of...
Over the past three years, massive fires in parts from Siberia to the Arctic coast have made broad headlines. A now-published study shows that they are not simply due to warmer temperatures, but a number of factors have caused and driven the fires. Photo: NASA Anyone...
Tundra fires, such as this one in Alaska (symbol image), are often caused by human error, but more often by lightning strikes. Since fire areas are often very remote, firefighting operations can only be carried out under the most difficult conditions and are often...
