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If Sea Ice Melts in the Arctic, Do Trees Burn in California?

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More fire favor weather associated with declines in the arctic sea ice during summer can increase autumn wild fires over the western united states. Hilong wong is an earth scientist at the pacific northwest national laboratory in washington state. Wong says, this idea of a fire and ice telle connection, it's not new. One small change in one a region could affect other regions through the atmospheric circulation.

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