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Alaska wildfires exacerbate climate change, as permafrost releases masses of ancient carbon - report
Description: Wildfires in Alaska this summer that have burned almost 5 million acres total are now threatening to melt permafrost below the ground surface which contains carbon, a leading driver of global climate change. While the advance of the Fish Creek Fire - one of around 300 wildfires that broke out in Alaska this summer - near Fairbanks has slowed considerably, the after-effects of the lightning-borne blaze will linger. [Source: RT]
URL: https://www.rt.com/usa/310900-alaska-wildfires-climate-change/
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Source: RT
Publish Date: 7/27/2015
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