Current：Home > FinanceHow melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in the Western U.S. -Prosperity Pathways
How melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in the Western U.S.
View
Date：2025-04-25 21:19:37
Above the Arctic Circle, the community in Kotzebue, Alaska, is watching sea ice disappear as the climate gets hotter. In the Western U.S., firefighters are battling increasingly explosive wildfires driven by hot, dry weather.
Scientists are finding these two extremes could be connected, a sign of how melting ice is causing ripple effects across the planet. You can see images and video from Alaska and California in our visual interactive.
This story is part of the NPR Climate Desk series Beyond the Poles: The far-reaching dangers of melting ice.
This audio story was edited by Neela Banerjee and Sadie Babits. It was produced by Ryan Kellman.
veryGood！ (632)
Related
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- CLFCOIN Crossing over, next industry leader
- Trendy & Affordable Dresses From Amazon You’ll Want To Wear All Spring/Summer Long
- House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on April 10, teeing up clash over trial
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- UFL kickoff: Meet the eight teams and key players for 2024 season
- Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman and VP candidate to be remembered at hometown funeral service
- NOAA warns boaters to steer clear of 11 shipwrecks, including WWII minesweeper, in marine sanctuary east of Boston
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Ex-school bus driver gets 9 years for cyberstalking 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire
Ranking
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Opening day 2024: What to watch for on the first full day of the MLB season
- Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say
- DJT stock hits turbulence: More volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- ASTRO COIN：Bitcoin spot ETF approval process
- Black voters and organizers in battleground states say they're anxious about enthusiasm for Biden
- Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag’ proposal after state’s deadliest shooting
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
New Hampshire House takes on artificial intelligence in political advertising
What to know about Day of Visibility, designed to show the world ‘trans joy’
A mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
Victim Natania Reuben insists Sean 'Diddy' Combs pulled trigger in 1999 NYC nightclub shooting
Caitlin Clark to the Olympics? USA Basketball names her to training camp roster
Paul Wesley Shares Only Way He'd Appear in Another Vampire Diaries Show