vegeta1 [he/him] to doomer • edit-23 months agoClimate Change Is So Bad, Even the Arctic Is On Fireexternal-linkmessage-square36 fedilinkarrow-up159
arrow-up159external-linkClimate Change Is So Bad, Even the Arctic Is On Firevegeta1 [he/him] to doomer • edit-23 months agomessage-square36 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mlhexbear12·edit-23 months agoshitty burgeoise website refusing to let me in because i'm 'suspicious' and i dont feel like getting around it. what does it say? wtf is combustible enough in the arctic to be on fire? linkfedilink
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]hexbear14·edit-23 months agoIt's wildfires and peat fires in the Arctic circle Show link
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mlhexbear8·3 months agothis is insane to even think about. we are truly fucked. linkfedilink
minus-squareBodyBySisyphus [he/him]hexbear8·3 months agoTry https://archive.is/loSOX The permafrost has a lot of peat, which has been a historical source of fuel in boggy environments since prehistory. It burns well if it's dry enough and peat fires can "overwinter" in smoldering hotspots that return in the summer. link
shitty burgeoise website refusing to let me in because i'm 'suspicious' and i dont feel like getting around it.
what does it say? wtf is combustible enough in the arctic to be on fire?
It's wildfires and peat fires in the Arctic circle
this is insane to even think about. we are truly fucked.
Try https://archive.is/loSOX
The permafrost has a lot of peat, which has been a historical source of fuel in boggy environments since prehistory. It burns well if it's dry enough and peat fires can "overwinter" in smoldering hotspots that return in the summer.