Wildfires the cause of likely 'irreversible' permafrost thaw in Western Canada

ENN
Aug 22, 2018, 8:58 am88 pts
Wildfires have caused nearly a quarter of all permafrost thaw—2,000 square kilometres—in Western Canada’s boreal peatlands over the past 30 years, according to a new University of Alberta study.

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