CBC - "Some Of The Biggest Fires That We've Seen Worldwide Are Now Occuring In The Subarctic"
As parts of Arctic Sweden burn, an expert warns that wildfires in polar regions are a growing threat because of climate change. The nordic country is grappling with wildfires across the region, including several north of the Arctic circle. The fires are among the worst seen in Sweden in decades, with three times as many blazes as a typical July, writes the Local.
The speed with which the fires have spread prompted the government to call on the military, citizen volunteers and neighbouring countries for assistance.
"Some of the biggest fires that we've seen worldwide now are occurring in the subarctic and now even in the high Arctic areas," Ed Struzik, an environmental studies fellow at Queen's University and science writer, told Day 6 host Brent Bambury.
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The wildfires that ignited this month in Arctic Sweden aren't unprecedented. Struzik, who authored the 2017 book Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future, says that areas in the subarctic burn each year. But those fires, and others extending to the high Arctic, have become larger over the last 15 years. As climate change warms these areas, boreal forests, tundra and peatlands are drying up.
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