Why Arctic wildfires are releasing more carbon than ever
More than 3 million acres had burned across the state – roughly triple what’s seen in an average year, but no longer unusual in a warming world.
A VOLUNTEER WORKS to extinguish a wildfire raging on the federal highway in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, last month.(photo credit: ALEXEY MALGAVKO/REUTERS)ByMANAS SHARMA, GLORIA DICKIE, ADOLFO ARRANZ , SIMON SCARR