How the Arctic Caught Fire

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The World Meteorological Organization labeled 2019 an unprecedented summer for Arctic and boreal wildland fires. In the first episode of In This Climate, Joel Clement and Ed Alexander spoke to Janet McCabe about how and why this circumpolar fire season was so significant and what we can do moving forward.

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Published: Sep. 6, 2019

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