#Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta
“#Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta” A wildfire burns outside Fairbanks, Alaska, after a lightning strike. Credit: Catherine Dieleman, Author provided The Arctic Circle became unbelievably hot on June 20. In the Russian community of Verkhoyansk, temperatures topped 38C, marking what may be the highest air temperature ever recorded within…