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Study finds Alaska’s boreal fires warm climate, Canada’s cool it

A new Nature Geoscience study shows that from 2001 to 2019, boreal forest fires in Alaska generally caused net climate warming, while those in western Canada had a cooling effect. The difference stems ...
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Forest Service opens up 600 fire support positions in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska

OREGON (KTVZ) -- The USDA Forest Service has announced it will be hiring nearly 600 fire support positions in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. It says these positions are vital to wildfire preparedness ...
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Alaska’s wildfires heat the planet, but Canada’s cool it

When it comes to wildfires, the story may seem straightforward: As forests burn, they release greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane that warm the planet. But in the far ...