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'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

  • Written by Patrick Louchouarn, Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier futureThick smoke rises from a peat bog fire in June 2023.Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images

The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people.

Apocalyptic orange skies and air pollution...

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