Extreme fires in the Arctic now 200 times more likely

Extreme fires in the Arctic now 200 times more likely

Air pollution is contributing to greater chances for severe fires in a region mostly known for its ice.  Research conducted by experts from a collection of German institutions — published in Environmental Research Letters —  found that extreme fire risks in the Arctic are 200 times more likely than before human-caused warming started overheating the planet around the 1850s. "Over the past two decades, the pan-Arctic has experienced rapid climati…