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The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic

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Fires, intensified by climate change, release carbon trapped in soil and plants.

The Arctic tundra is now releasing more CO2 than it captures.

2023 was the worst year on record in terms of how much of the Arctic burned.

A historically bad wildfire season in Canada led to the release of more than 640 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.