Forest Fires In Alaksa Increase Due to Global Warming

In 2004, over 6.6 million acres burned, in the largest Alaska fire season ever documented. In 2005, approximately 4.6 million acres of Alaska burned, the third largest area ever recorded. Cumulatively, during these two years, over 25% of the forests in the northeast sector of Alaska perished. These burn rates are entirely consistent with global warming models and predictions. During the last thirty years, the area burned in western North America has doubled, and it is forecast to increase by as much as 80% over the next 100 years under projected climate warming. Read more.