Northern Wildfire Smoke May Cast Shadow On Arctic Warmingby (author unknown), EarthWire Climate RSS News Feed on Jul 24, 2008The Arctic may get some temporary relief from global warming if the annual North American wildfire season intensifies, according to a new study. Smoke transported to the Arctic from northern forest fires may cool the surface for several weeks to months at a time, according to the most detailed analysis yet of how smoke influences the Arctic climate relative to the amount of snow and ice cover.
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