'Unprecedented' Wildfires Burned Across the Arctic Circle in June

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I'm going to reveal my own ignorance here, but also suggest that I'm not alone with this specific ignorance.

To my monkey-brain, Arctic Circle = ice. Fire is bad for ice. Fire in Arctic Circle = We all die.

That is not the case, as pointed out in the article:

> Though fire is a natural part of some Arctic ecosystems, scientists are calling the wildfires “unprecedented” for the month of June based on their size and carbon dioxide emissions.

So while this isn't good news, it's also not a doomsday omen as my initial emotional reaction (and surely the emotional reaction of many other people) would suggest.

And my first reaction was that a research expedition to the Arctic discovers that a melting polar ice cap has released a deadly prehistoric parasite [1]. A resourceful helicopter pilot and the camp doctor lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against vicious creatures [2]. Until the CDC arrives, in a last ditch effort, and starts ‘wild fires’ in an attempt to destroy the pathogen [?].

[2]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/

[1]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235448/

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