Global Warming and Arctic Boreal Forest Fires - EXTREME CARBON INCREASES are the result

The western U.S. has made headlines this summer for its intense wildfires, but it’s not the only region of the world that’s burning. A new study has found that the boreal forests just south of the Arctic Circle are experiencing a higher frequency of wildfires today than at any point in the last 10,000 years, a discovery that spells an uncertain future for these vast stores of carbon.
Researchers for the study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used charcoal samples from 14 lakes in Yukon Flats, AK, and found that the fire frequency in the area is twice as high as it was 500 to 1,000 years ago — about 20,000 wildfires per 1,000 years compared to 10,000 fires per 1,000 years.

THE HUGE AMOUNT OF CARBON IN THE PERMAFROST THAT IS RELEASED WITH THE MELTING OF PERMAFROST AND FIRES IS A BIG, BIG PROBLEM!  The report also says that humans are the reason for the warming which is causing the melting.


http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/23/2343641/increased-wildfires-boreal-forests/