Climate change is accelerating forest wildfires that are on the rise, particularly in the boreal regions that encircle the Arctic. Boreal fires significantly raise carbon dioxide levels - which can have implications for future warming.

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It is the large-scale combustion of coal, oil and natural gas that has unlocked energy on a large scale and set in train profound changes to the planet’s climate.

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