Polar regions are cold. But do not think in this area was never a fire.
Discovery to tell, a fire at the north pole had occurred in July 2007. At that time, the area of tundra in Alaska, releasing 2.3 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere, and immediately there is fire at the poles. This occurs because the region absorb much carbon, and the earth must release it.
A fire on the tundra in the Arctic region is different from fires, for example, in the forest. In this event, there is no material burned, but the soil or buminyalah that suddenly rekindle the fire.
The fire occurred in an area of 400 square miles in the river Anatktuvuk. This is the biggest fires for thousands of years.
Michelle Mack, a University of Florida, warned, "These fires can adversely affect the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere."
"There never was a fire during the past 11,000 years in the tundra region. But these events becoming more frequent, possibly as a result of an increase in the earth's climate, "added Bret-Harte Syndonia, ecologist at the University of Alaska.
Mack also said that if the amount of carbon that is released is very large, this can increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. And imagine if the heat close to the area of ice, the polar ice will melt faster.
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