Study Reveals That Fire Accelerates Permafrost Degradation in Arctic Alaska

Permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska is primarily caused by climate change, but 70 years of data reveal that tundra fires are speeding up this decline, contributing to a phenomenon referred to as "thermokarst," the sudden collapse of ice-rich permafrost due to melting.

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